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Word of the Day for Thursday, July 23, 2009protean \PRO-tee-un; pro-TEE-un\, adjective: 1. Displaying considerable variety or diversity. The [Broadway] musical was ceaselessly protean in these years, usually conventional but always developing convention, twisting it, replacing it. Roosevelt's performance in the civil rights meeting illustrated one of the central operating principles of his protean executive style, a style that transformed the presidency, and the nation: a willingness to delay decisions, change his mind, keep his options open, avoid commitments, or even deceive people in the relentless pursuit of noble objectives. He was a protean character who constantly adapted to his environment. Protean is derived from Proteus, an ancient Greek god who had the ability to change his shape at will. | |||||||||
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