adumbration

ad·um·brate

A0101400 (ăd′əm-brāt′, ə-dŭm′-)tr.v. ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing, ad·um·brates 1. To give a sketchy outline of.2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.3. To disclose partially or guardedly.4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.

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[Latin adumbrāre, adumbrāt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.]

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ad′um·bra′tion n.ad·um′bra·tive (ə-dŭm′brə-tĭv) adj.ad·um′bra·tive·ly adv.

adumbration

a sketchy representation of something.See also: Representation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adumbration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehandforeshadowing, prefigurationprediction, anticipation, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
	2.	adumbration - a sketchy or imperfect or faint representationrepresentation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

Translations

Andeutungdenotazione