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  • 11prescient — adjective see prescience …

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  • 12prescient — pre·scient (prĕshʹənt, ē ənt, prēʹshənt, shē ənt) adj. 1. Of or relating to prescience. 2. Possessing prescience.   [French, from Old French, from Latin praesciēns, praescient present participle of praescīre, to know beforehand : prae , pre +… …

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  • 13prescient — adjective /ˈprɛsɪənt,ˈprɛ.ʃənt/ Having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience …

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  • 14prescient — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. perceptive, cautious, foresighted; see discreet , judicious . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by foresight: farsighted, fore sighted, visionary. See FORESIGHT …

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  • 15prescient — pre|sci|ent [ˈpresiənt US ˈpreʃənt, ˈpri: ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of praescire to know before ] able to imagine or know what will happen in the future >prescience n [U] …

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  • 16prescient — pre|sci|ent [ preʃənt ] adjective FORMAL knowing or behaving as if you know what will happen in the future ╾ pre|sci|ence noun uncount …

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  • 17prescient — pre·sci·ent || presɪənt adj. having foresight, able to foresee future events; having advance knowledge …

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  • 18prescient — [ prɛsɪənt] adjective having knowledge of events before they take place. Derivatives prescience noun presciently adverb Origin C17: from L. praescient , praescire know beforehand , from prae before + scire know …

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  • 19prescient — a. Foreknowing, foreseeing …

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  • 20prescient — adjective formal able to imagine or know what will happen in the future prescience noun (U) …

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