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foreknowledge

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fore·knowl·edge  (fôr-nlj, fr-, fôrnl-, fr-)
n.
Knowledge or awareness of something before its existence or occurrence; prescience.
foreknowledge
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knowledge of something before it actually happens
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Noun1.foreknowledge - knowledge of an event before it occurs
precognition
clairvoyance, E.S.P., ESP, extrasensory perception, second sight - apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
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Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.
The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context
Did some strange gleam of foreknowledge fall for a moment across her mirth-making?
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Probably he had that much foreknowledge, knowing his men.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
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