Meaning of PROGNOSTICATION
| Pronunciation: | | prâg`nâstu'keyshun
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- [n] knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- [n] a statement made about the future
- [n] a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
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| | Synonyms: | | forecasting, foretelling, omen, portent, prediction, presage, prognostic, prophecy, vaticination |
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| | See Also: | | anticipation, augury, auspice, crystal gazing, death knell, divination, divination, foreboding, forecast, foretelling, foretoken, fortune telling, horoscope, meteorology, prediction, preindication, prevision, prognosis, prophecy, sign, soothsaying, statement, weather forecasting | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
prognostication.]
1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by
present signs; prediction.
2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. --Shak.
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