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Preadamite

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• Pre-Adamite

  noun 1. a person supposed to have existed before Adam. 2. a person who believes that there were people in existence before Adam. adjective 3. Also, pre-Adamic [pre-uh-dam-ik] /ˌprɛ əˈdæm ɪk/ (Show IPA). existing before Adam. 4. of or relating to the pre-Adamites.

• Preadapt

  verb (used without object), Biology. 1. to undergo pre-adaptation.

• Preadaptation

  [pree-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n] /ˌpri æd əpˈteɪ ʃən/ noun, Biology. 1. a structure or property that developed in an ancestral stock and was useful in a descendant in a changed environment. preadaptation /ˌpriːædəpˈteɪʃən/ noun 1. (biology) the possession by a species or other group of characteristics that may favour survival in a changed environment, such as […]

• Pre-address

  noun 1. a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president’s address on the state of the economy. 2. a direction as to the intended recipient, written on or attached to a piece of mail. 3. the place or the name of the place where a person, organization, […]

• Preadmission

  [pree-ad-mish-uh n] /ˌpri ædˈmɪʃ ən/ noun 1. (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.

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