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prevision
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1pre·vi·sion

noun \prē-ˈvi-zhən\

Definition of PREVISION

1
: foresight, prescience
2
: forecast, prognostication
— pre·vi·sion·al \-ˈvizh-nəl, -ˈvi-zhə-nəl\ adjective
— pre·vi·sion·ary \-ˈvi-zhə-ˌner-ē\ adjective

Origin of PREVISION

Middle English previsioun, from Middle French prevision, from Late Latin praevision-, praevisio, from Latin praevidēre to foresee, from prae- + vidēre to see — more at wit
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with PREVISION

abscission, collision, concision, decision, derision, division, dream vision, elision, elysian, envision, excision, incision, misprision, North Frisian, Parisian, precisian, precision, provision, recision, rescission, revision

2prevision

transitive verb
pre·vi·sionedpre·vi·sion·ing \-ˈvi-zhə-niŋ, -ˈvizh-niŋ\

Definition of PREVISION

: foresee

Examples of PREVISION

  1. <he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market>

First Known Use of PREVISION

1891

Related to PREVISION

Synonyms
anticipate, divine, forefeel, foreknow, foresee

Rhymes with PREVISION

decision, dream vision, misprision, North Frisian, precision, provision

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