fore·knowl·edge

[fawr-nol-ij, fohr-, fawr-nol-ij, fohr-]
noun
knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?

Origin:
1525–35; fore- + knowledge


presentiment, premonition; foresightedness.
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foreknow (fɔːˈnəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -knows, -knowing, -knew, -known
(tr) to know in advance
 
fore'knowable
 
adj
 
fore'knowledge
 
n
 
fore'knowingly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

foreknowledge
1530s, from fore + knowledge.
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Example sentences
He expects a viewer to bring a foreknowledge and acceptance without which their
  behavior is, occasionally, vague and mystifying.
Overcoming these challenges takes foreknowledge of the park you are visiting.
Perhaps it was because he had foreknowledge of what would happen the next day.
The reading took place without the foreknowledge of festival officials.
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