predelineatedadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːdᵻˈlɪnɪeɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌpridəˈlɪniˌeɪdᵻd/,

/ˌpridiˈlɪniˌeɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, delineate v., -ed suffix¹; predelineate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: In quot. 1682 < pre- prefix + delineate v. + -ed suffix¹; compare predelineation n. In later use < predelineate v. + -ed suffix¹.

rare before 20th cent.

That has been outlined or delineated beforehand.

ΚΠ

1682 H. More Annot. Lux Orientalis 125 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. Such a soul as is most congruous to the predelineated Matter which it has prepared for her.

1905 Science 24 Feb. 282/2 The question of preformation versus epigenesis—whether the embryo exists preformed or predelineated in the egg from the beginning or whether [etc.].

1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 June a27/1 Human colorizers are either highly creative art directors or mere computer technicians who use an electronic wand to fill predelineated regions with predetermined colors.

2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 June (Features section) 12 Nobody can fill in large pre-delineated blocks of canvas quite like you can.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predelineated
释义	predelineatedadj. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈlɪnɪeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈlɪniˌeɪdᵻd/, /ˌpridiˈlɪniˌeɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, delineate v., -ed suffix¹; predelineate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: In quot. 1682 < pre- prefix + delineate v. + -ed suffix¹; compare predelineation n. In later use < predelineate v. + -ed suffix¹. rare before 20th cent. That has been outlined or delineated beforehand. ΚΠ 1682 H. More Annot. Lux Orientalis 125 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. Such a soul as is most congruous to the predelineated Matter which it has prepared for her. 1905 Science 24 Feb. 282/2 The question of preformation versus epigenesis—whether the embryo exists preformed or predelineated in the egg from the beginning or whether [etc.]. 1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 June a27/1 Human colorizers are either highly creative art directors or mere computer technicians who use an electronic wand to fill predelineated regions with predetermined colors. 2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 June (Features section) 12 Nobody can fill in large pre-delineated blocks of canvas quite like you can. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1682
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