prefiguration

pre·fig·u·ra·tion

P0520500 (prē-fĭg′yə-rā′shən)n.1. The act of representing, suggesting, or imagining in advance.2. Something that prefigures; a foreshadowing.

prefiguration

(ˌpriːfɪɡəˈreɪʃən) n1. the act of prefiguring2. something that prefigures, such as a prototype preˈfigurative adj preˈfiguratively adv preˈfigurativeness n

pre•fig•u•ra•tion

(priˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən, ˌpri fɪg-)

n. 1. the act of prefiguring. 2. that in which something is prefigured. [1350–1400; < Late Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prefiguration - an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to comeexample, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
	2.	prefiguration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehandadumbration, foreshadowingprediction, anticipation, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

Translations

PräfigurationPrototypprefigurazione