Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preformation

/pɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-for-ma-tion
IPA
/pɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Prior formation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and just increase in size (as opposed to epigenesis).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 formation English preformation From pre- + formation.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

preformations (plural) praeformation (alternative)

Derived Forms

preformationary preformationism preformationist

Synonyms

theory of preformation

Questions

How do you pronounce preformation?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does preformation mean?
Prior formation.
Where does preformation come 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 formation English preformation From pre- + formation.

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