preaction en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɹiˈækʃən/
Etymology
From pre- + action.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of pre-action.
alt of pre-action
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
preaction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹiˈækʃən/
Etymology
From pre- + action.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) previous action
Now, if an iron be touched before, it varieth not in this manner; for then it admits not this magnetical impression, as being already informed by the loadstone, and polarily determined by its preaction.
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preactions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |