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a prognostic of a global pandemic that turned out to be distressingly accurate
Origin and Etymology of prognostic
Middle English pronostique, from Middle French, from Latin prognosticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos foretelling, from progignōskein
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prognostic
adjective
prog·nos·tic
Definition of prognostic
: of, relating to, or serving as ground for prognostication or a prognosis prognostic weather charts favorable prognostic signs
First Known Use of prognostic
15th century
PROGNOSTIC Defined for English Language Learners
prognostic
adjective
Definition of prognostic for English Language Learners
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: relating to or used for making a judgment about what is going to happen in the future
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