predelineationn.

Brit.

/ˌpriːdᵻˌlɪnɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpridəˌlɪniˈeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌpridiˌlɪniˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, delineation n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + delineation n. Compare predelineated adj., and later predelineate v.

Delineation in advance; an instance of this.In Biology sometimes spec. with reference to the theory of preformation (see preformation n. 2).

ΚΠ

1682 H. More Annot. Lux Orientalis 119 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. The first Predelineations and prodrome Irradiations into the matter.

1682 H. More Annot. Lux Orientalis 119 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. The same spirit of Nature which prepares the matter by some general Predelineation.

1879 tr. E. Haeckel Evol. Man I. 37 The Animalculists, or the Believers in Sperm, looked upon the moving seminal threads as the real animal germs... Leeuwenhoek, Hartsoeker, and Spallanzani were the chief defenders of this theory of Pre-delineation.

1931 Isis 16 316 This theory of pre-formation (or pre-delineation) received..the support of two of the best biological observers of that time.

1950 Sci. Monthly Sept. 171/2 The decade between 1745 and 1755 was marked by the appearance of the attack of Maupertuis upon the ruling doctrine of predelineation.

1964 Lima (Ohio) News 31 July 12/2 Our ability to envision the future is always limited and never true. The reality is invariably a digression from the most careful pre-delineation.

1993 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 53 763 Nor is predelineation a matter of mediated logical implication.

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

单词	predelineation
释义	predelineationn. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˌlɪnɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpridəˌlɪniˈeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌpridiˌlɪniˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, delineation n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + delineation n. Compare predelineated adj., and later predelineate v. Delineation in advance; an instance of this.In Biology sometimes spec. with reference to the theory of preformation (see preformation n. 2). ΚΠ 1682 H. More Annot. Lux Orientalis 119 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. The first Predelineations and prodrome Irradiations into the matter. 1682 H. More Annot. Lux Orientalis 119 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. The same spirit of Nature which prepares the matter by some general Predelineation. 1879 tr. E. Haeckel Evol. Man I. 37 The Animalculists, or the Believers in Sperm, looked upon the moving seminal threads as the real animal germs... Leeuwenhoek, Hartsoeker, and Spallanzani were the chief defenders of this theory of Pre-delineation. 1931 Isis 16 316 This theory of pre-formation (or pre-delineation) received..the support of two of the best biological observers of that time. 1950 Sci. Monthly Sept. 171/2 The decade between 1745 and 1755 was marked by the appearance of the attack of Maupertuis upon the ruling doctrine of predelineation. 1964 Lima (Ohio) News 31 July 12/2 Our ability to envision the future is always limited and never true. The reality is invariably a digression from the most careful pre-delineation. 1993 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 53 763 Nor is predelineation a matter of mediated logical implication. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682
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