pre·figuration \(|)prē+\noun Etymology: Late Latin praefiguration-, praefiguratio, from praefiguratus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1.: the act of prefiguring or the state of being prefigured 2.: something that prefigures : an antecedent image or representation : forecast, foreshadowing, prototype < by that trick of lighting a prefiguration of age fell across her — Ngaio Marsh >