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foreknowledge

American  
[fawr-nol-ij, fohr-, fawr-nol-ij, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌnɒl ɪdʒ, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈnɒl ɪdʒ, foʊr- /

noun

  1. knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience.

    Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?
    Synonyms:
    foresightedness, premonition, presentiment

Etymology

Origin of foreknowledge

First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + knowledge

Example Sentences

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These boys did not know what a vast store of poker knowledge lay back of Wade's inscrutable eyes.

From The Mysterious Rider by Grey, Zane

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