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ADUMBRATION

• ADUMBRATION (noun)
The noun ADUMBRATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
2. a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

Familiarity information: ADUMBRATION used as a noun is rare.

• ADUMBRATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

adumbration; foreshadowing; prefiguration

Hypernyms ("adumbration" is a kind of...):

anticipation; prediction; prevision (the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("adumbration" is a kind of...):

representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)

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