Prefiguration

[,pri:figju'reiʃәn]

(noun.) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.

(noun.) an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come.

Typist: Louis--From WordNet

(n.) The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured.

Typist: Stephanie

SYN:Type, adumbration

ANT:Antitype, fulfillment

Checker: Valerie