How do you pronounce adumbration?

adumbration is pronounced as /ˌæd.ʌmˈbreɪ.ʃən/.

🔮adumbration

noun

/ˌæd.ʌmˈbreɪ.ʃən/

a vague foreshadowing or symbolic representation of something

The play offers an adumbration of the political unrest to come.

foreshadowing, outline, prefiguration, symbolism

clarity, explanation

adumbration of ideas, adumbration of events, subtle adumbration

A heavy iron block used by blacksmiths for hammering and shaping metal.

the act of taking back a statement, promise, or belief

a person who is skilled at planning and achieving goals, especially in military or business

The original model or perfect example from which others are copied or derived.

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Extra or alternative components added to a system to prevent failure