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Added 9 October 2026

prediction

/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ noun

In Latin: praedictum, vāticinium, fatum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prediction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future).
A statement made about the future.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.

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