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12 lettersPronunciation /pɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted aefimnooprrtStarts with PEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A discredited theory that organisms develop by enlarging from tiny preformed beings.

Word origin

From pre- + formation.

Used in a sentence

  • Preformation, as even Aristotle spotted, merely postpones the problem, for how did the homunculus get its shape?

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