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Prescient

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Adjective
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective Prescient has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Prescienta. [L. praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See Science.].
     Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand.  Pope.  [1913 Webster]
    "Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost prescient, of this event."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Prescient, adj. having foreknowledge or foresight.

Derivative
prescience n. presciently adv.
Etymology
L praescire praescient- know beforehand (as PRAE-, scire know)

ROGET THESAURUS

Prescient

Foresight

N foresight, prospicience, prevision, long- sightedness, anticipation, providence, forethought, forecast, predeliberation, presurmise, foregone conclusion, prudence, foreknowledge, prognosis, precognition, prescience, prenotion, presentiment, second sight, sagacity, antepast, prelibation, prophasis, prospect, foretaste, prospectus, foreseeing, prescient, farseeing, farsighted, sagacious, weatherwise, provident, prospective, against the time when, cernit omnia Deus vindex, mihi cura futuri, run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.

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