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preformationary

preformationary adjective: relating to the theory of preformation.

Adjective

preformationary (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Relating to the theory of preformation.

Origin of preformationary

From preformation + -ary.

Questions about preformationary

What does preformationary mean?
Preformationary means relating to the theory of preformation.
What part of speech is preformationary?
Preformationary is an adjective.

Words near preformationary in the dictionary

  1. preformance
  2. preformant
  3. preformants
  4. preformat
  5. preformation
  6. preformationary
  7. preformationism
  8. preformationist
  9. preformationists
  10. preformations
  11. preformative

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