(|)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