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presentient

[pree-sen-shuhnt]

adjective

having a presentiment.

Origin:
1805–15; < Latin praesentient- (stem of praesentiēns), present participle of praesentīre. See pre-, sentient

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presentient (prɪˈsɛnʃənt, -ˈzɛn-, priː-)

—*adj*
	characterized by or experiencing a presentiment

[C19: from Latin praesentiens present participle of praesentire, from prae-pre- + sentire to feel]

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