prefiguration

[ 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 of prefiguration

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for prefiguration

prefiguration

/ (ˌpriːfɪɡəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of prefiguring

  2. something that prefigures, such as a prototype

Derived forms of prefiguration

  • prefigurative, adjective
  • prefiguratively, adverb
  • prefigurativeness, noun

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