predelineation

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noun

Previous delineation.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounpredelineation (countable and uncountable, plural predelineations)

plural predelineations

  1. countableuncountablePrevious delineation.
  2. countablehistoricaluncountablebiologyAn obsolete theory that supposed the whole body to be predelineated at a small size in the spermatozoon.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

predelineation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predelineation

MLA

“predelineation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predelineation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predelineation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predelineation.

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