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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A specific instance in which something is prefigured gerund

   "This book’s culture clashes are every bit as memorable as its eerie prefigurings of the present financial meltdowns."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of prefigure form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

apocalypseapocalypticdivinatoryforebodingforecastforecasting

Example

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"This book’s culture clashes are every bit as memorable as its eerie prefigurings of the present financial meltdowns."

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