| prefiguration | (n) an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come |
| prefiguration | (n) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand, Syn. adumbration, foreshadowing |
| Prefiguration | n. [ L. praefiguratio. ] The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured. [ 1913 Webster ] A variety of prophecies and prefigurations. Norris. [ 1913 Webster ] |