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prognostication
[ prog-nos-ti-key-shuhn ]
/ prɒgˌnɒs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun
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
Words nearby prognostication
prognathous, prognose, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticate, prognostication, prognostic chart, progradation, prograde, program, program director
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