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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a protean term" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a word or concept that is versatile and capable of taking on different meanings or forms.
Example: "The term 'sustainability' is a protean term that can encompass environmental, economic, and social dimensions."
Alternatives: "a flexible term" or "a multifaceted term".
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Satire is a protean term.
For sure, consciousness is a protean term, with multiple meanings.
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Such a restricted description raises many questions about this protean term.
The poet assumes his readers' familiarity with the protean term, their ability to switch between meanings as we switch between language registers.
Personal identity is sometimes discussed under the protean term self.
But now his biographer Sir John Richardson and granddaughter Diana Widmaier Picasso argue that this last enormous effort produced some of his greatest and most profound art: the stunning counter-attack of a protean genius coming to terms with old age.
It has a protean identity.
A protean talent is one of them.
"It's such a protean novel.
Mr. Parks is a protean figure.
Art Nouveau was a protean style.
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