First Known Use: circa 1611
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precognition
noun pre·cog·ni·tion \ˌprē-(ˌ)käg-ˈni-shən\
Definition of PRECOGNITION
: clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced
— pre·cog·ni·tive \(ˌ)prē-ˈkäg-nə-tiv\ adjective
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Origin of PRECOGNITION
Late Latin praecognition-, praecognitio, from Latin praecognoscere to know beforehand, from prae- + cognoscere to know — more at cognition
Rhymes with PRECOGNITION
acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition
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precognition
noun pre·cog·ni·tion \ˌprē-(ˌ)käg-ˈnish-ən\
Medical Definition of PRECOGNITION
: clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced—compare psychokinesis, telekinesis
—pre·cog·ni·tive \-ˈkäg-nət-iv\ adjective
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