Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preformationist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-for-ma-tion-ist
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proponent of the theory of preformationism.

Example Sentences

"Preformationists rejoined that Harveian epigenesis was unscientific, for such a virtue could not be observed."

Etymology

From preformation + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: preformation

Inflected Forms

preformationists (plural)

Derived Forms

antipreformationist

Questions

What does preformationist mean?: A proponent of the theory of preformationism.
Where does preformationist come from?: From preformation + -ist.

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