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prognostic

prog·nos·tic

UK/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ US/pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

a sign of something about to happen

  • “he looked for an omen before going into battle”

adjective

1.

of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

Origin

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”).

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