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pre·cog·ni·tion 
[pree-kog-nish-uhn] Pronunciation Key
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[pree-kog-nish-uhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | knowledge of a future event or situation, esp. through extrasensory means. |
| 2. | Scots Law.
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| pre·cog·ni·tion
(prē'kŏg-nĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n. Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception; clairvoyance. pre·cog'ni·tive adj. |
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precognition
precognition
"foreknowledge," 1611, from L.L. præcognitio, from L. præcognitus, pp. of præcognoscere "to foreknow," from præ + cognoscere "to know" (see notice).
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pre·cog'ni·tive adj.
precognition pre·cog·ni·tion (prē'kŏg-nĭsh'ən)
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Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception.
pre·cog'ni·tive adj.
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Precognition
Pre`cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. praecognitio, fr. praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.]1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby. 2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.
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