/pree fig'yeuh ray"sheuhn, pree'fig-/ , n.
1. the act of prefiguring.
2. that in which something is prefigured.
[ 1350-1400; ME prefiguracioun praefiguration- (s. of praefiguratio ), equiv. to praefigurat ( us ) (ptp. of praefigurare to PREFIGURE) + -ion- -ION ]