preform
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
preform (plural preforms)
- An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
- (archaeology) The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool.
- (linguistics) A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones.
Verb[edit]
preform (third-person singular simple present preforms, present participle preforming, simple past and past participle preformed)
- To shape something before some other operation.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
preform
- Misspelling of perform.