See Also: preformation(medicine)
preformation(dictionary)
preformation theory(medicine)

fronde (iou) and preformation (iou)


fronde (iou)



fronde noun. [frd] Pl. pronounced same. L18.
[French, lit. 'sling'.]
French History. (Usu. Fronde.) A political party in mid-17th-cent. France which rose in rebellion against Mazarin and the Court during the minority of Louis XIV. L18.
transf. A malcontent or disaffected party; violent political opposition. E19.

preformation (iou)



preformation noun. M18.
[from PRE- 1 + FORMATION. Cf. French preformation.]
The action or process of forming or shaping beforehand; previous formation.
theory of preformation Biology (now Hist.) = theory of EVOLUTION (a).