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predelineation

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de⋅lin⋅e⋅a⋅tion

[di-lin-ee-ey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act or process of delineating.
2. a chart or diagram; sketch; rough draft.
3. a description.

Origin:
1560–70; < LL dēlīneātiōn- (s. of dēlīneātiō) a sketch, equiv. to L dēlīneāt(us) (see delineate ) + -iōn- -ion


de⋅lin⋅e⋅a⋅tive [di-lin-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv] , adjective
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