First Known Use: 15th century
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1prognostic
noun prog·nos·tic \präg-ˈnäs-tik\
Definition of PROGNOSTIC
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: something that foretells : portent
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Origin of PROGNOSTIC
Middle English pronostique, from Middle French, from Latin prognosticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos foretelling, from progignōskein
Related to PROGNOSTIC
- Synonyms
- auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prognosis, prediction, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy), soothsaying, vaticination
2prognostic
adjective
: relating to or used for making a judgment about what is going to happen in the future
Full Definition of PROGNOSTIC
: of, relating to, or serving as ground for prognostication or a prognosis <prognostic weather charts> <favorable prognostic signs>
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First Known Use of PROGNOSTIC
1603
Medical Dictionary
prognostic
adjective prog·nos·tic \präg-ˈnäs-tik\
Medical Definition of PROGNOSTIC
: of, relating to, or serving as ground for a prognosis <a prognostic sign>
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