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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�æd.�m.�breɪ.��n/
SAMPA|/%{d.@m."breI.S@n./
Etymology
L. adumbratio.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
adumbration (plural: adumbrations)

1. The act of adumbrate|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.

1. (Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.

References
R:1913

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