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Word: Prefigure
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin praefigurare ‘represent beforehand’, from prae ‘before’ + figurare ‘to form, fashion’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
priːˈfɪɡə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
be an early indication or version of (something)
Short Definition:be early indication or version of
Examples:- the Hussite movement prefigured the Reformation
Definition:
imagine beforehand
Short Definition:imagine beforehand
Examples:- I lay awake, prefiguring the future
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