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foreshadowing vs prefiguration

prefiguration vs foreshadowing

foreshadowing and prefiguration both are nouns.

foreshadowing is an adjective but prefiguration is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreshadowing Yes Yes No No
prefiguration Yes No No No
As nouns, foreshadowing and prefiguration are synonyms defined as:
  • foreshadowing and prefiguration: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
Other synonyms of foreshadowing include adumbration.
foreshadowing (noun) prefiguration (noun)
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
foreshadowing (adjective) prefiguration (adjective)
indistinctly prophetic
Difference between foreshadowing and prefiguration

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