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preformative

Pronunciation: /priˈfoɹmətɪv/

The English word “preformative” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to preformation.
  2. Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later.
  3. of a letter, syllable, etc.: attached to the beginning of a word as a formative element.

Etymology

From pre- (prefix meaning ‘before; physically in front of’) + formative, modelled after Late Latin praeformativus (originally used in relation to the grammar of Semitic languages).

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