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predelineation

predelineation noun: previous delineation.

Noun

predelineation (countable and uncountable, plural predelineations)

  1. Previous delineation.
  2. (historical) An obsolete theory that supposed the whole body to be predelineated at a small size in the spermatozoon.

Forms of predelineation

pluralpredelineations

Origin of predelineation

From pre- + delineation.

Questions about predelineation

What does predelineation mean?
Predelineation means previous delineation.
What part of speech is predelineation?
Predelineation is a noun.
What is the plural of predelineation?
The plural of predelineation is predelineations.

Words near predelineation in the dictionary

  1. predeliberating
  2. predeliberation
  3. predeliberations
  4. predeliction
  5. predelimitation
  6. predelineation
  7. predelineations
  8. predelinquency
  9. predelinquent
  10. predelinquents
  11. predeliver

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