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Meaning of PREFIGURATION

Pronunciation:  pree`figyu'reyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
  2. [n]  an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
 
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 Synonyms: adumbration, foreshadowing
 
 See Also: anticipation, example, model, prediction, prevision

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 
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