prognostic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a sign of something about to happen
  2. adjective of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

omen, portent, presage, prognostication, prodigy

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