Preformation Definition
prēfôr-māshən
noun
The act of shaping or forming in advance; prior formation.
American Heritage Medicine
Previous formation.
Webster's New World
A former theory that every germ cell contains every part of the future organism in miniature, development being merely growth in size.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- theory of preformation
Other Word Forms of Preformation
Noun
Singular:
preformationPlural:
preformationsOrigin of Preformation
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From pre- +"Ž formation.
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