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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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fore·knowl·edge   (fôr-nŏl'ĭj, fōr-, fôr'nŏl'-, fōr'-)   
n.  Knowledge or awareness of something before its existence or occurrence; prescience.
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