Synonyms

prescient

[presh-uhnt, ‐ee-uhnt pree-shuhnt, ‐shee-uhnt] Origin

pre·scient

[presh-uhnt, ‐ee-uhnt pree-shuhnt, ‐shee-uhnt]
adjective
having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight: The prescient economist was one of the few to see the financial collapse coming.
pre·scient·ly, adverb
non·pre·sci·ent, adjective
non·pre·sci·ent·ly, adverb
un·pre·scient, adjective
un·pre·scient·ly, adverb
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Prescient is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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World English Dictionary
prescience (ˈprɛsɪəns)
 
n
knowledge of events before they take place; foreknowledge
 
[C14: from Latin praescīre to foreknow, from prae before + scīre to know]
 
'prescient
 
adj
 
'presciently
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

prescient
1620s, from Fr. prescient (15c.), from L. praescientem, prp. of praescire (see prescience).
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