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prefining

prefining is the present participle and gerund of prefine.

Meaning of prefine

Verb

prefine (third-person singular simple present prefines, present participle prefining, simple past and past participle prefined)

  1. (obsolete) To limit beforehand.
    • prefining unto itself no other limits than the uttermost bounds of the earth1610, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes

Questions about prefining

What is prefining the present participle and gerund of?
Prefining is the present participle and gerund of prefine.

Words near prefining in the dictionary

  1. prefinancing
  2. prefinancings
  3. prefine
  4. prefined
  5. prefines
  6. prefining
  7. prefinish
  8. prefinished
  9. prefinishes
  10. prefinishing
  11. prefinite

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