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prefigure
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pre·fig·ure
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yər
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verb (used with object),
pre·fig·ured,
pre·fig·ur·ing.
1.
to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
2.
to picture or represent to oneself beforehand; imagine.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Late Latin
praefigūrāre.
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ə
tɪv
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,
adjective
pre·fig·ur·a·tive·ly,
adverb
pre·fig·ur·a·tive·ness,
noun
pre·fig·ure·ment,
noun
un·pre·fig·ured,
adjective
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prefigure
(priːˈfɪɡə)
—
vb
1.
to represent or suggest in advance
2.
to imagine or consider beforehand
pre'figurement
—
n
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