Definition of preformation

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  • preformation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
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Definition of preformation

  • a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. theory of preformation

See definition of preformation in Merriam Webster