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preform.

An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.

  2. The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool.

  3. A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English form English preform From pre- + form.

verb

  1. To shape something before some other operation.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English form English preform From pre- + form.

verb

  1. Misspelling of perform.

    alt-of · misspelling
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