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  1. 1. n. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The shadow or outlines of a figure. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation Source: wordnet
  6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. n. a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation Source: ecdict

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