Thesaurus: adumbration

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1. n. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
2. n. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.
3. n. The shadow or outlines of a figure.
4. n. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
5. n. a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
6. 1. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth. 2. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing. Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. Bp. Horsley. 3. (Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.
7. n. a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation