prefiguration

pre·fig·u·ra·tion  (pr-fgy-rshn)

n.

1. The act of representing, suggesting, or imagining in advance.

2. Something that prefigures; a foreshadowing.

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prefiguration [ˌpriːfɪgəˈreɪʃən]

n

1. the act of prefiguring

2. something that prefigures, such as a prototype

prefigurative  adj

prefiguratively  adv

prefigurativeness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prefiguration - an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
	2.	prefiguration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand adumbration, foreshadowing prediction, anticipation, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

Translations

prefiguration [ˌpriːfɪgəˈreɪʃən] N → prefiguración f