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Definition of Predefine
1. v. t. To define beforehand.
Definition of Predefine
1. Adverb. defined in advance ¹
2. Verb. To define in advance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Predefine
1. [v -FINED, -FINING, -FINES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Predefine
Literary usage of Predefine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Programming In Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy (2003)
"and there is no way to predefine common colors, so that, later, the user can
simply write something like background = WHITE. ..."
2. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1839)
"Hence we may see how necessary it is that in all important controversies we should
predefine the terms negatively, that is, exclude and preclude all that is ..."
3. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"To end, or -ATE. limit, or set or fix the end, bound, -ATION. or limit, before
or previously; to preordain, to predefine. PREDIAL, ad. ..."
4. Notes on English Divines by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1853)
"Hence we may see how necessary it is that in all important controversies we should
predefine the terms negatively, that is, exclude and preclude all that is ..."