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prognostic
/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ noun
Latin root: prognosticus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prognostic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
adjective
- Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions.
Origin
From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).
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