单词 | presignificance |
释义 | > as lemmaspresigˈnificance presigˈnificance n. the presignifying of something; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prefiguration > [noun] > quality of prefigurativeness1685 presignificance1685 presignificancy1685 forecomingness1848 1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica xxi. 191 This Introductory Vision..may have some more general Presignificances of the state of things in the times it may thus presignifie. 1867 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) xxiv. 443 The exquisite presignificance conveyed in the pomegranate, which, newly ripe,..is a perfect representation of the full-grown virgin breast. 2003 FD (Fair Disclosure) Wire (Nexis) 11 Apr. A topic that has taken on pre-significance in the past two weeks is the status of the 350 million TECO Energy bank credit facility that was termed out last fall. < as lemmas |
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