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preconceit

preconceit noun: an opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception.

Noun

preconceit (plural preconceits)

  1. (obsolete) An opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception.
    • through their misfashioned preconceit[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Verb

preconceit (third-person singular simple present preconceits, present participle preconceiting, simple past and past participle preconceited)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To preconceive.

Forms of preconceit

Noun
pluralpreconceits
Verb
third-person singular presentpreconceits
present participlepreconceiting
past participlepreconceited
pastpreconceited

Origin of preconceit

From pre- + conceit.

Questions about preconceit

What does preconceit mean?
Preconceit means an opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception.
What part of speech is preconceit?
Preconceit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of preconceit?
The plural of preconceit is preconceits.

Words near preconceit in the dictionary

  1. precomputed
  2. precomputer
  3. precomputers
  4. precomputes
  5. precomputing
  6. preconceit
  7. preconceited
  8. preconceiting
  9. preconceits
  10. preconceivable
  11. preconceive

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