noun
Meaning 1
Advance knowledge; foresight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prevision
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UK: /pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
noun
Meaning 2
A prediction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To predict or envision the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prediction, anticipation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
Narrower terms: projection, prophecy, prognostication, vaticination, prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration
noun
Meaning 5
a prophetic vision (as in a dream)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: vision
noun
Meaning 6
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foresight, farsightedness, prospicience
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knowing
noun
Meaning 7
the power to foresee the future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prescience
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capacity, mental ability
History
Etymology
From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: antaŭvido — advance knowledge
- Spanish: previsión — advance knowledge