prefiguration
prefiguration · prefigurations
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been…A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished; something that prefigures.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished; something that prefigures.
More definitions
- the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
Origin
From Late Latin praefigurationem, nominative form of praefiguratio.From Late Latin praefigurationem, nominative form of praefiguratio.
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Forms
plural: prefigurations| Singular | prefiguration |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand:foreshadowingadumbration
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprefigure
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable