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prefigure

Pronunciation: /pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/

The English word “prefigure” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
  2. To predict or foresee.

noun

  1. That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger.

Etymology

From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”).

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