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Added 9 October 2026

prognostication

noun

Latin root: prognosticatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about prognostication at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A sign of something about to happen.
he looked for an omen before going into battle
A statement made about the future.
Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source).

Origin

From Old French pronosticacion, from Medieval Latin prognosticatio.

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