prevision

noun

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pre·vi·sion | \ prē-ˈvi-zhən

Definition of prevision

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : foresight, prescience

2 : forecast, prognostication

prevision

verb

previsioned; previsioning\ prē-ˈvi-zhə-niŋ

, -ˈvizh-niŋ \

Definition of prevision (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: foresee

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Other Words from prevision

Noun

previsional \ prē-ˈvizh-nəl

, -ˈvi-zhə-nᵊl \ adjective

previsionary \ prē-ˈvi-zhə-ˌner-ē

\ adjective

Examples of prevision in a Sentence

Verb he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Another controversial prevision among those on Capitol Hill is a phone records program that grants the government the ability to request metadata such as the dates and senders of cellular communications — but not the content of those messages. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020 The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified. — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017

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