prognostication
[prog-nos-ti-key-shuh n]
- the act of prognosticating.
- a forecast or prediction.
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Origin of prognostication
1350–1400; Middle English pronosticacion < Medieval Latin prognōsticātiōn- (stem of prognōsticātiō). See prognosticate, -ion
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Related Words
prophecy, prognosis, harbinger, auspice, prognostic, straw, foreboding, augury, sign, forerunner, warning, indication, premonition, writing, presage, portent, foretoken, outlook, hunchExamples from the Web for prognostication
Contemporary Examples
This is crunch time for folks in the prognostication business.
Historical Examples
The doctor's prognostication in reference to the weather was speedily verified.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
It was in the hands of God, and prognostication could only be vain and unprofitable.
The Right StuffIan Hay
The prognostication of my friend had proved emphatically false.
The Wild HuntressMayne Reid
“Edna will be all right with me to-morrow,” she said to herself; and she was right in her prognostication.
Our BessieRosa Nouchette Carey
And it was not long before their prognostication was verified.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest TimesFrancois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Word Origin and History for prognostication
n.
late 14c., from Old French pronosticacion (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin *prognosticationem (nominative prognosticatio), noun of action from past participle stem of prognosticare "foretell," from Latin prognostica "sign to forecast weather," from neuter plural of Greek prognostikos "foreknowing," from progignoskein (see prognosis).
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