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Definition of prognostication - 2 dictionary results

prog⋅nos⋅ti⋅ca⋅tion

  [prog-nos-ti-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of prognosticating.
2. a forecast or prediction.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME pronosticacion < ML prognōsticātiōn- (s. of prognōsticātiō). See prognosticate, -ion
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prog·nos·ti·cate   (prŏg-nŏs'tĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   prog·nos·ti·cat·ed, prog·nos·ti·cat·ing, prog·nos·ti·cates

  1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict.

  2. To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.


[Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre, prognōsticāt-, from Latin prognōsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos, foreknowing; see prognostic.]
prog·nos'ti·ca'tion n., prog·nos'ti·ca'tive adj., prog·nos'ti·ca'tor n.
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