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View synonyms for prefiguration

prefiguration

[ pree-fig-yuh-rey-shuhn, pree-fig- ]

noun

  1. the act of prefiguring.
  2. that in which something is prefigured.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of prefiguration1

1350–1400; Middle English prefiguracioun < Late Latin praefigūrātiōn- (stem of praefigūrātiō ), equivalent to praefigūrāt ( us ) (past participle of praefigūrāre to prefigure ) + -iōn- -ion
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Example Sentences

Wrapped in his ardent prefiguration of events, the captain posted towards the house with his head down.

Wrapped in this ardent prefiguration of events, the captain posted towards the house with his head down.

The very resolution of those “splashes of colour” into faces is the prefiguration of the modern conception of form.

"This prefiguration of the Word by Noah is certainly curious," remarked Durtal.

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