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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished..
Those ceremonies were prefigurations of Christ to come : these traditions are defigurations and deformations of Christ exhibited
Use prefiguration when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prefiguration means A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished..
Common synonyms include foreshadowing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Those ceremonies were prefigurations of Christ to come : these traditions are defigurations and deformations of Christ exhibited
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