prefiguration

Noun

countable uncountable

A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished. / Something that prefigures.

Japanese Meaning

（何かが起こる前に）ぼんやりとした先触れ、前兆 / その物事が実現する前の象徴的な表れ、予兆

The artist's early sketches served as a prefiguration of the final installation's dominant themes.

その芸術家の初期のスケッチは、最終的なインスタレーションの主要なテーマを予示していた。

Sense（1）

A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished.

Sense（2）

Something that prefigures.

prefigurations

（ plural ）