prescience
[ presh-uhns, -ee-uhns, pree-shuhns, -shee-uhns ]
/ ˈprɛʃ əns, -i əns, ˈpri ʃəns, -ʃi əns /
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noun
knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
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Origin of prescience
OTHER WORDS FROM prescience
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prescience
/ (ˈprɛsɪəns) /
noun
knowledge of events before they take place; foreknowledge
Derived forms of prescience
prescient, adjectivepresciently, adverbWord Origin for prescience
C14: from Latin praescīre to foreknow, from prae before + scīre to know
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