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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREFORMATIVE

n.[L. proe, before, and formative. ] A formative letter at the beginning of a word.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREFORMATIVE

PREFORMATIVE Pre *form "a *tive, n.

 

Defn: A formative letter at the beginning of a word. M. Stuart.