Presignification

Presignification
Presignification Pre*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion, n. [?. praesignificatio. See {Presignify}.] The act of signifying or showing beforehand. [1913 Webster]

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  • présignification — (entrée créée par le supplément) (pré si gni fi ka sion) s. f. Action de signifier à l avance ; signe indicatif d un événement futur. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Là où l on dit non seulement ce qui adviendra, mais aussi comment et quand et après… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • presignification — prēˌsignəfə̇ˈkāshən noun Etymology: Late Latin praesignification , praesignificatio, from Latin praesignificatus (past participle of praesignificare) + ion , io ion archaic : presage the broad arrow, the mysterious presignification of mischief… …   Useful english dictionary

  • presignification — pre·sig·ni·fi·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • type — n 1. kind, sort, form, stamp; class, classification, group, category, order, genre; set, suit, suite; genus, species, phylum, division, subgenus, subspecies, subdivision; kin, ilk, family, brood, tribe, clan; strain, sept, breed, stock, variety,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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