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    prescience
    /ˈprɛsɪəns/

    noun

    • 1. the fact of knowing something in advance; foreknowledge: "with extraordinary prescience, Jung actually predicted the Nazi eruption"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRESCIENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Prescience is the ability to know or correctly suggest what will happen in the future. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see synonyms and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › presciencePrescience Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Prescience is the ability to know something before it happens, either by divine or human foresight. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of prescience from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › presciencePrescience - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    The word prescience might look like pre + science, but it really comes from the Latin word praescientia, which means "fore-knowledge" — or knowledge you know before anyone else. Don't assume it's a crystal ball kind of power that lets someone with prescience see the future.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRESCIENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Prescience is the knowledge of events before they take place or happen. Learn the word origin, derived forms, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › presciencePrescience - definition of prescience by The Free Dictionary

    Prescience is the knowledge of events before they take place; foreknowledge; foresight. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translations of prescience, and see the difference between prescience and instinct or intuition.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › presciencePrescience Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PRESCIENCE meaning: the ability to know what will or might happen in the future foresight.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › prescience_nprescience, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Prescience is a noun that means foreknowledge, foresight, or prescience. It comes from Middle English and has three meanings in OED. See examples, pronunciation and frequency of prescience.