- prefigures
- 'prɪË'fɪgjÉ™r /-'fɪgÉ™ v. imagine in advance, picture beforehand; represent in advance, depict ahead of time
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prefigure — [[t]pri͟ːfɪ̱gə(r), AM gjər[/t]] prefigures, prefiguring, prefigured VERB If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication which suggests or determines that the second thing will happen. [FORMAL] [V n] The wall through Berlin was finally… … English dictionary
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