PREFIGURE


Meaning of PREFIGURE in English

/ ˌpriːˈfɪgə(r); NAmE -gjər/ verb

[ vn ] ( formal ) to suggest or show sth that will happen in the future

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from ecclesiastical Latin praefigurare represent beforehand, from prae before + figurare to form, fashion.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.