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precognition
[ pree-kog-nish-uhn ]
noun
- knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.
- Scots Law.
- the examination of witnesses and other parties before a trial in order to supply a legal ground for prosecution.
- the evidence established in such an examination.
precognition
/ ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃən; priːˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /
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Derived Forms
- precognitive, adjective
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Other Words From
- pre·cog·ni·tive [pree-, kog, -ni-tiv], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precognition1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precognition1
C17: from Late Latin praecognitiō foreknowledge, from praecognoscere to foresee, from prae before + cognoscere to know, ascertain
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Example Sentences
In the meantime, Beagle's precognition was still proceedin; and Gilbert Walker and his dochter wouldna, it was said, relent.
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Let us speak of it no more; you will receive notice when, where, and by whom, we are to take your precognition.
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Perhaps some of the life forms even developed precognition like the human quakemen.
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It's direct proof of precognition, and because of the prominence of the event, everybody will hear about it.
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The sheriff immediately set about taking a precognition, for which he had been, by Geordie, previously prepared.
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