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pre·fig·u·ra·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adumbrative, foreshadowing, prefigurativeadjective

    indistinctly prophetic

Wiktionary

  1. prefigurativeadjective

    Showing by prefiguration.

    "The prefigurative atonement." uE000656584uE001 Bp. Horne.

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  1. prefigurative

    Prefigurative generally refers to something that serves as a model or example for what will come in the future. It's often used in sociology or philosophy to describe an idea, action, or system that represents or anticipates a future way of living or understanding. In a more literary or biblical sense, it can also refer to an event or character that foreshadows another later in a narrative.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prefigurativeadjective

    showing by prefiguration

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prefigurative in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prefigurative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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