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forbildning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adumbration noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.

Senses

forbildning is used for these senses in English:

  • adumbration (countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.

adumbration — full definition

  1. noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
  2. noun A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
  3. noun The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
  4. noun A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.