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pre·science 
[presh-uhns, -ee-uhns, pree-shuhns, -shee-uhns] Pronunciation Key
[presh-uhns, -ee-uhns, pree-shuhns, -shee-uhns] Pronunciation Key –noun
| knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| pre·scient
(prěsh'ənt, -ē-ənt, prē'shənt, -shē-ənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[French, from Old French, from Latin praesciēns, praescient-, present participle of praescīre, to know beforehand : prae-, pre- + scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] pre'scient·ly adv. |
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| prescient | |
adjective | |
| perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere |
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Pre"sci*ent\ (pr[=e]"sh[i^]*ent or -shent), a. [L. praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See Science.] Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand. --Pope. Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost prescient, of this event. --Bacon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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