Definitions for: Prefiguration


[n] the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
[n] an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come



Webster (1913) Definition: Pre*fig`u*ra"tion, n. [L. praefiguratio.]
The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured.

A variety of prophecies and prefigurations. --Norris.

Synonyms: adumbration, foreshadowing

See Also: anticipation, example, model, prediction, prevision

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