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Nostradamus

[ nos-truh-dey-muhs, -dah-, noh-struh- ]

noun

  1. Michel de Nostredame, 1503–66, French astrologer.


Nostradamus

/ ˌnɒstrəˈdɑːməs /

noun

  1. Nostradamus15031566MFrenchMEDICINE: physicianMISC: astrologer Latinized name of Michel de Notredame. 1503–66, French physician and astrologer; author of a book of prophecies in rhymed quatrains, Centuries (1555)
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  • Nos·tra·dam·ic [nos-tr, uh, -, dam, -ik, noh-str, uh, -], adjective
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Example Sentences

Like many, I wish I could look at the platforms from which I gather my news and see something a bit less Nostradamus, a bit more hopeful.

“That’s why I got into it. I’m not saying I’m Nostradamus, but the amount of revenue we’re talking about couldn’t be ignored anymore.”

Also, Phil isn't the only fuzzy Nostradamus with an alliterative name that claims predictive powers.

From Salon

Actor Richard Moll, best known for playing bailiff Nostradamus “Bull” Shannon in the original “Night Court” sitcom, died Thursday at home in Big Bear Lake.

Lucy Letby would have needed to be like "Nostradamus" in order to predict when a baby could be poisoned, her defence barrister has told her murder trial.

From BBC

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