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    [Verb]  | "pre*fig*ure" | \ ˌprē-ˈfi-gyər \


    1: to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness

    2: to picture or imagine beforehand


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Late Latin praefigurare, from Latin prae- pre- + figurare to shape, picture, from figura figure;

    [Noun]  | "prefiguring" 


    1: something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event;


      * e.g., " ... the preaching of John the Baptist is generally regarded by Christians as a prefiguring of the ministry of Jesus "



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    [Verb]  | "prefiguring" 


    1: to give a slight indication of beforehand;


      * e.g., " ... the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring "



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    [Verb]  | "prefigure" 


    1: to give a slight indication of beforehand;


      * e.g., " ... the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring "



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