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| Pronunciation:  |   | [n]'pree`form, [v]'pree'form, pree'fowrm
 
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- [v]  form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand  
 
- [v]  form into a shape resembling the final, desired one  
 
 
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|   | See Also: |   | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work |       |  
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|   | Definition: |   | \Pre*form"\, v. t. [L. praeformare. See {Pre-}, and
{Form}.]
To form beforehand, or for special ends. ``Their natures and
preformed faculties. '' --Shak.
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|   | Definition: |   | an early preliminary stage in the reduction-manufacture of a flaked stone artifact. |  
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