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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
Derived Forms
- precognitive, adjective
Other Words From
- pre·cog·ni·tive [pree-, kog, -ni-tiv], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of precognition1
Word History and Origins
Origin of precognition1
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Example Sentences
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.
If it’s accepted we subconsciously gather hidden information from our surroundings, is precognition a possibility?
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