HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › preform
← Back to search

Meaning of preform | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
  2. The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool.
  3. A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones.

Examples

“Trask notes that Bq. gorosti could have had *goloztri as a pre-form, in which case the presence of -r- in the Sardinian forms might be original.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

preformant Preformat preformation preformationism preformationist preformative

Learn this word in context

See preform used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free