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noun
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Something that prefigures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foreshadowing, adumbration
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Broader terms: prediction, anticipation, prevision
noun
an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: model, example
History
From Late Latin praefigurationem, nominative form of praefiguratio.
