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Meaning of PREFORM

Pronunciation:  [n]'pree`form, [v]'pree'form, pree'fowrm

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
  2. [v]  form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
 
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 See Also: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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Glossary
 
 Definition: an early preliminary stage in the reduction-manufacture of a flaked stone artifact.
 
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