something in which something else is prefigured; prototype
prefiguration in American English
(priˌfɪɡjəˈreiʃən, ˌprifɪɡ-)
noun
1.
the act of prefiguring
2.
that in which something is prefigured
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME prefiguracioun ‹ LL praefigūrātiōn- (s. of praefigūrātiō), equiv. to praefigūrāt(us) (ptp. of praefigūrāre to prefigure) + -iōn--ion]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, fix, kick, range, screen-ion is a suffix, appearing in words of Latin origin, denoting action or condition, usedin Latin and in English to form nouns from stems of Latin adjectives (communion; union), verbs (legion; opinion), and esp. past participles (allusion; creation; fusion; notion; torsion)
Examples of 'prefiguration' in a sentence
prefiguration
Prefiguration and 'post-figuration' are equally important in a novel whose nominal author we encounter as a dead soul.