noun
Meaning 1
A forecast or prediction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
forecasting
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of forecast
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 3
a statement made about the future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prediction, foretelling, prognostication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statement
Narrower terms: extropy, fortunetelling, horoscope, meteorology, weather forecasting, prognosis, forecast, prophecy, divination
History
Etymology
From Middle English forcastyng, forcastynge, equivalent to forecast + -ing.
From forecast + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: pronosticación — Translations
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