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noun
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: prophecy, vaticination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prediction, anticipation, prevision
Narrower terms: crystal gazing, divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling
noun
a statement made about the future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: prediction, foretelling, forecasting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statement
Narrower terms: extropy, fortunetelling, horoscope, meteorology, weather forecasting, prognosis, forecast, prophecy, divination
noun
a sign of something about to happen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prodigy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
Narrower terms: auspice, foreboding, death knell
History
From Old French pronosticacion, from Medieval Latin prognosticatio.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
