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prefigure definition

pre·fig·ure (prē fig′yər, -yo̵or)

transitive verb prefigured -·ured, prefiguring -·ur·ing

  1. to suggest beforehand; be an antecedent figure or type of; foreshadow
  2. to picture to oneself, or imagine, beforehand

Etymology: ME prefiguren < LL(Ec) praefigurare < L prae-, pre- + figurare, to fashion: see figure

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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