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How to pronounce proto in American English
“proto” pronunciation by American speakers
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body, about the quarter the size of the proto-Earth, hit the proto-Earth.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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call a proto-RNA polymer.
NSF
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OUR CAPTURE CAPABILITY PROTO TYPING IS DONE WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE
NASA
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