"predelineation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: predelineations [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + delineation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|delineation}} pre- + delineation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} predelineation (countable and uncountable, plural predelineations)
  1. Previous delineation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-predelineation-en-noun-XhLbCqSt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44
  2. An obsolete theory that supposed the whole body to be predelineated at a small size in the spermatozoon. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-predelineation-en-noun-l-tOr8Ao Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48

Inflected forms

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