prescient

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin praescire (“know beforehand”), from prae + scire.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈprɛsɪənt/
  • IPA: /ˈprɛ.ʃənt/, SAMPA: /"prE.S@nt/
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[edit] Adjective

prescient (comparative more prescient, superlative most prescient)

  1. Having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience.

[edit] Anagrams

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