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plural preforms
An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form. examples
(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. examples
third-person singular simple present preforms, present participle preforming, simple past and past participle preformed
To shape something before some other operation. examples
Misspelling of perform. examples