Early and Proto

Early

Early adjective - At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.
Usage example: early diagnosis

Proto and early are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proto" instead an adjective "Early".

Proto

Proto adjective - Indicating the first or earliest or original.
Usage example: “` proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages”
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Early and proto are semantically related. You can use "Early" instead an adjective "Proto".

Both words in one sentence

  • Commonplace Rare Ancient proto-MMO The Realm had similar dye issues for some of its early versions.
  • Most of the works he's still known for were published under Hetzel, with the notable exception of Paris in the Twentieth Century (a proto-Cyberpunk book written in the early Hetzel years, but not published until 1994), so he's typically known as an idealist.
  • Indirect Kiss Not a straight example of this trope, but possibly an early proto-form of it: in Rainbow Valley, Rosemary West can't help but notice that Rev.
    Source: Indirect Kiss
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