adumbration

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Synonyms: admiration, obumbration, adumbrative, adumbrations, adumbrating

Antonyms: admiration, obumbration, adumbrative, adumbrations, adumbrating

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[state#Noun|state]] of being in [[shadow#Noun|shadow]] or [[shade#Noun|shade]]; {{lb|en|countable}} a shadow.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[faint#Adjective|faint]] [[sketch#Noun|sketch]]; a [[brief#Adjective|brief]] [[representation]], an [[outline#Noun|outline]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable|figuratively}} A [[rough#Adjective|rough]] or [[symbolic]] [[representation]]; a [[vague]] [[indication]] of what is to [[come]], a [[foreshadowing#Noun|foreshadowing]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|philosophy|specifically [[phenomenology]]}} The [[form#Noun|form]] of an [[object#Noun|object]] as seen by an [[observer]].

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