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precognition
[pree-kog-nish-uhn]
noun
knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.
Scots Law.
the examination of witnesses and other parties before a trial in order to supply a legal ground for prosecution.
the evidence established in such an examination.
precognition
/ ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃən, priːˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /
noun
psychol the alleged ability to foresee future events See also clairvoyance clairaudience
Other 51Թ Forms
- precognitive adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of precognition1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of precognition1
Example Sentences
Today we may view that observation as something akin to informed precognition.
He had this icy calmness to him, able to read and anticipate his opponents’ moves in ways that can best be described as precognition.
Wallace had “a level of precognition about certain things,” he adds.
The publication of “Phase Six” is one of those moments of synchronicity that make you wonder if an author is capable of precognition.
It also has something of a precognition capability that can engage all-wheel-drive before wheel slippage occurs by monitoring the temperature, windshield wiper use and steepness of the road, among other factors.
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