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adumbration

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ad·um·brate  (dm-brt, -dm-)
tr.v. ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing, ad·um·brates
1. To give a sketchy outline of.
2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
3. To disclose partially or guardedly.
4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.
[Latin adumbrre, adumbrt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.]
adum·bration n.
ad·umbra·tive (-dmbr-tv) adj.
ad·umbra·tive·ly adv.
adumbration
a sketchy representation of something.
See also: Representation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.adumbration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
foreshadowing, prefiguration
prediction, anticipation, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
2.adumbration - a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
Translations
adumbration [ˌædʌmˈbreɪʃən] N (frm) → bosquejo m; (= foreshadowing) → presagio m, anuncio m
adumbration
n (liter)
(of theory) → Umriss m
(of event) → Ankündigung f, → Anzeichen nt


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