Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefiguring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: pre-fig-ur-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prefigure

noun

A specific instance in which something is prefigured

Example Sentences

"This book’s culture clashes are every bit as memorable as its eerie prefigurings of the present financial meltdowns."

Inflected Forms

prefigurings (plural)

Questions

What does prefiguring mean?: present participle and gerund of prefigure

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