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Definition of prefiguration - 2 dictionary results

pre⋅fig⋅u⋅ra⋅tion

  [pree-fig-yuh-rey-shuhn, pree-fig-]
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–noun
1. the act of prefiguring.
2. that in which something is prefigured.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME prefiguracioun < LL praefigūrātiōn- (s. of praefigūrātiō), equiv. to praefigūrāt(us) (ptp. of praefigūrāre to prefigure ) + -iōn- -ion
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pre·fig·u·ra·tion   (prē-fĭg'yə-rā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of representing, suggesting, or imagining in advance.

  2. Something that prefigures; a foreshadowing.

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