2 definitions
for adumbration
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Adumbration \Ad`um*bra"tion\, n. [L. adumbratio.]
1. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
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2. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or
representation of a thing.
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Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. --Bp. Horsley.
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3. (Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
adumbration
n 1: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing
beforehand [syn: prefiguration, foreshadowing]
2: a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
