prefigurative

adjective

pre·​figurative (ˈ)prē+ 

: of, relating to, or showing by prefiguration : foreshowing, prefiguring

prefiguratively

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adverb

prefigurativeness

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noun

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin praefigurativus, from Late Latin praefiguratus + Latin -ivus -ive

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Rhymes for prefigurative

• figurative