PREFIGURATION
\pɹɪfˌɪɡjʊɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹɪfˌɪɡjʊɹˈeɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˌɪ_ɡ_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Sort: Oldest first
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By James Champlin Fernald
-
n. Act of prefiguring, or state of being prefigured ; antecedent representation by similitude or by types.
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).