Adumbration

Definition of Adumbration

Ad`um`bra´tion
n.1.The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
2.A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.
Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth.
- Bp. Horsley.
3.(Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.

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anticipation, foreshadowing, prediction, prefiguration, prevision
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