English noun: prefiguration | |||
1. | prefiguration (cognition) an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come | ||
Broader (hypernym) | example, model | ||
2. | prefiguration (cognition) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand | ||
Synonyms | adumbration, foreshadowing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipation, prediction, prevision | ||