protocol
An amendment to an official treaty.
Noun 4 meanings
An amendment to an official treaty.
The first leaf of a roll of papyrus, or the official mark typically found on such a page.
The official formulas which appeared at the beginning or end of certain official documents such as charters, papal bulls etc.
The original notes of observations made during an experiment.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French protocolle, protocole (“document, record”), from Late Latin protocollum (“the first sheet of a volume (on which contents and errata were written)”), from Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον (prōtókollon, “first sheet glued onto a manuscript”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).
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PROTOCOL at a glance
PROTOCOL has 8 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + O 1 + C 3 + O 1 + L 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,523 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with protocol
All rhymes- GLYCOL12
- NICOL7
- CHLORAMPHENICOL29
- CARACOL11
- GUAIACOL11
- THIODIGLYCOL22
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