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Adumbration

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Noun

1. adumbration, foreshadowing, prefiguration

the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

2. adumbration

a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

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Adumbration

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to outline; give a faint indication of
2. 
to foreshadow
3. 
to overshadow; obscure

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Adumbration

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verb transitiveWord forms: adˈumˌbrated or adˈumˌbrating
1. 
to outline in a shadowy way; sketch
2. 
to suggest beforehand; foreshadow in a vague way
3. 
to obscure; overshadow

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Adumbration

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tr.v. ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing, ad·um·brates
1. To give a sketchy outline of.
2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
3. To disclose partially or guardedly.
4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.

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