precognition
pre·cog·ni·tion
noun \ˌprē-(ˌ)käg-ˈni-shən\Definition of PRECOGNITION
: clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced
— pre·cog·ni·tive \(ˌ)prē-ˈkäg-nə-tiv\ adjective
Origin of PRECOGNITION
Late Latin praecognition-, praecognitio, from Latin praecognoscere to know beforehand, from prae- + cognoscere to know — more at cognition
First Known Use: circa 1611
Rhymes with PRECOGNITION
acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition
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