example vs prefiguration

prefiguration vs example

example and prefiguration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
example	Yes	No	No	No
prefiguration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prefiguration is a hyponym of example; that is, prefiguration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than example:

example: a representative form or pattern
prefiguration: an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come

Other hyponyms of example include loadstar, lodestar, epitome, image, paradigm, prototype, holotype, type specimen, microcosm, archetype, original, pilot, guide, template, templet, cultural model.

example (noun)	prefiguration (noun)
a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding	the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
an item of information that is typical of a class or group	an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
something to be imitated
a representative form or pattern
punishment intended as a warning to others
an occurrence of something

Difference between example and prefiguration

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