"protag" meaning in All languages combined

See protag on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: protags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} protag (plural protags)
  1. (informal, fiction, writing) Clipping of protagonist. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: protagonist Categories (topical): Fiction, Writing Synonyms: MC (english: main character)

Inflected forms

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