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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to prognosis.
2.
predictive of something in the future: prognostic signs and symbols.
noun
3.
a forecast or prediction.
4.
an omen or portent; sign.
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Origin:
1375–1425; (adj.) late Middle English pronostik < Medieval Latin prognōsticus < Greek prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equivalent to pro(gi)gnṓs(kein) to know1 beforehand + -tikos -tic (see pro-2, gnostic); (noun) < Latin prognōsticon < Greek prognōstikón, neuter of prognōstikós
1375–1425; (adj.) late Middle English pronostik < Medieval Latin prognōsticus < Greek prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equivalent to pro(gi)gnṓs(kein) to know1 beforehand + -tikos -tic (see pro-2, gnostic); (noun) < Latin prognōsticon < Greek prognōstikón, neuter of prognōstikós
Related forms
prog·nos·ti·ca·ble, adjective
prog·nos·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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prognostic prog·nos·tic (prŏg-nŏs'tĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis.
Of or relating to prediction; predictive.
A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.
A sign of a future happening; a portent.
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