prescience

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the power to foresee the future

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English prescience, from Old French prescience, from Latin praescientia.

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Synonyms

prevision

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