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ili-30-05992949-n CILI: i68309
WordNet Domains: factotum
SUMO Ontology: Proposition+
Top Ontology: 3rdOrderEntity+
Basic Level Concept: 05989479-n theory
Epinonyms: [3] cerebration
[3] cerebration |1|
[2] ili-30-05793000-n (has_hyperonym) |1|
[1] ili-30-05989479-n (has_hyperonym) |1|
[0] ili-30-05992949-n (has_hyperonym) |1|
Polarity:
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SentiWordNet: 0 0
ML-SentiCon: 0 0
Time:
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TempoWordNet: 0 0 0 1

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EN Variants
- preformation
- theory_of_preformation
Gloss
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
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05989479-n: a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
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01660082-v: form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
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00004475-n: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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00007846-n: a human being
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00010466-r: to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
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00365709-n: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
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00684645-v: reject as false; refuse to accept
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01392249-a: very small
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01792573-a: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
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02143056-a: having or given a form or shape
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02204363-a: coming next after the seventeenth in position
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05456732-n: a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
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05952979-n: a belief that can guide behavior
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10183157-n: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
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10183157-n: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell