PREFIGURATION
\pɹɪfˌɪɡjʊɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹɪfˌɪɡjʊɹˈeɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˌɪ_ɡ_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PREFIGURATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
Sort: Oldest first
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
-
n. Act of prefiguring, or state of being prefigured ; antecedent representation by similitude or by types.
Word of the day
globigerina
- A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface sea. Their dead shells, falling to bottom, make up large part soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. Foraminifera. glob-i-je-r[=i]'na, n. a genus typical of Globigerinidæ, pelagic family foraminifers.