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Adumbration
01
an incomplete or indistinct version of something more fully developed
Formal
Grammatical Information
Examples
The charcoal outline was only an adumbration of the finished portrait.
02
a subtle indication of something that is to happen later
Formal
Examples
The opening scene offers an adumbration of the hero's fate.
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