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preformants

preformants is the plural of preformant.

Meaning of preformant

Noun

preformant (plural preformants)

  1. (archaic, rare) Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”).
    • Verbs are declined through the persons by preformants and terminations, according to the following table, in which the blanks represent the radicals of a perfect verb.1822, William Harris, “Verbs”, in Elements of the Chaldee Language, Intended as a Supplement to the Hebrew Grammars, and as a General Introduction to the Aramean Dialects, London: […] William Baynes...

Questions about preformants

What is preformants the plural of?
Preformants is the plural of preformant.

Words near preformants in the dictionary

  1. preforks
  2. preform
  3. preformalin
  4. preformance
  5. preformant
  6. preformants
  7. preformat
  8. preformation
  9. preformationary
  10. preformationism
  11. preformationist

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