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English noun: prognostication | |||
| 1. | prognostication (event) a sign of something about to happen | ||
| Samples | He looked for an omen before going into battle. | ||
| Synonyms | omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | augury, foretoken, preindication, sign | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | auspice, death knell, foreboding | ||
| 2. | prognostication (communication) a statement made about the future | ||
| Synonyms | forecasting, foretelling, prediction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | statement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | divination, extropy, forecast, fortunetelling, horoscope, meteorology, prognosis, prophecy, weather forecasting | ||
| 3. | prognostication (cognition) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | ||
| Synonyms | prophecy, vaticination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anticipation, prediction, prevision | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crystal gazing, divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying | ||
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