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adumbrate verb

  /ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt/
  • To give a vague outline.
de contouren vluchtig schetsen
  • To obscure or overshadow.
overschaduwen

adumbration noun

  /-əm-/ , /ˌædəmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ , /ˌædʌmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • (countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
aanduiding, afschaduwing, afschetsing
  • (uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
beschaduwing
  • (countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
ontwerp, schets
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