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prefiguration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
pre-fig-u-ra-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished; something that prefigures.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin praefigurationem, nominative form of praefiguratio.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prefigurations (plural) præfiguration (alternative)

Synonyms

foreshadowing adumbration

Questions

What does prefiguration mean?
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished; something that prefigures.
Where does prefiguration come from?
From Late Latin praefigurationem, nominative form of praefiguratio.

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