prefiguration

priˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of prefiguration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

literature

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act of foreshadowing or indicating in advance

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His actions were a prefiguration of future events.

anticipation

foreshadowing

presage

early depiction

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act of depicting or representing something beforehand

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His painting served as a prefiguration of the modernist style..

anticipation

foreshadowing

design

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something that serves as a prototype or model

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The early sketches were a prefiguration of the final design.

archetype

model

prototype

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Origin of prefiguration

Latin, prae (before) + figurare (to shape)

Examples of prefiguration in a sentence

In art, prefiguration can reveal deeper meanings.
The sketch was a prefiguration of his later work.
This novel is a prefiguration of the author's future themes.
The architect's model was a prefiguration of the skyscraper.
His early work was a prefiguration of his later style.

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French:préfiguration, anticipation, ...
German:Vorwegnahme, Vorabbild, ...
Italian:prefigurazione, prototipo, ...
Spanish:prefiguración, anticipación, ...
Portuguese:prefiguração, antecipação, ...
Chinese:预示, 预表, ...
Japanese:予兆, 前触れ, ...
Arabic:إِيحَاء مُسْبَق, تصوير مسبق, ...
Hebrew:הַקְדָּמָה, הַצָּגָה מְקֻדֶּמֶת, ...
Russian:предвосхищение, предварительное изображение, ...
Ukrainian:передбачення, раннє зображення, ...
Hindi:पूर्वाभास, पूर्वदर्शन, ...
Bengali:পূর্বাভাস, পূর্বচিত্রণ, ...
Catalan:prefiguració, anticipació, ...
Czech:předznamenání, předobrazení, ...
Danish:forudsigelse, forudskildring, ...
Dutch:voorafschaduwing, voorafbeelding, ...
Greek:προαναγγελία, προτύπωση, ...
Hungarian:előrevetítés, prefiguráció, ...
Khmer:ការបង្ហាញជាមុនអំពីហេតុការណ៍នាពេលអនាគត, ការបង្ហាញជាមុន, ...
Korean:예시, 모델, ...
Persian:پیش‌نمایی, پیش‌نمایش, ...
Polish:zapowiedź, prefiguracja, ...
Portuguese (BR):prefiguração, antecipação, ...
Romanian:prefigurare, anticipare, ...
Swedish:förebådelse, förhandsavbildning, ...
Thai:การบอกใบ้, การวาดภาพล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:ön belirti, erken tasvir, ...
Vietnamese:sự báo trước, miêu tả sớm, ...

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