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pre·dic·tion  (pr-dkshn)
n.
1. The act of predicting.
2. Something foretold or predicted; a prophecy.

prediction [prɪˈdɪkʃən]
n
1. the act of predicting
2. something predicted; a forecast, prophecy, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.predictionprediction - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical
projection - a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
prophecy, vaticination, prognostication - knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
adumbration, foreshadowing, prefiguration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
2.prediction - a statement made about the future
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
extropy - the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe
fortunetelling - the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
horoscope - a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
meteorology, weather forecasting - predicting what the weather will be
forecast, prognosis - a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
divination, prophecy - a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

prediction
noun prophecy, forecast, prognosis, divination, prognostication, augury, soothsaying, sortilege He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year. see divination
Translations
prediction [prɪˈdɪkʃən] N
1. (= forecast) (by expert, layman) → predicción f; (by clairvoyant, oracle) → vaticinio m, profecía f
their prediction that house prices would fallsu predicción de que el precio de la vivienda iba a bajar
there were dire predictions that thousands would die of malnutritionhubo predicciones alarmantes de que miles de personas morirían por desnutrición
to make a prediction about sthpronosticar or predecir algo
2. (= act) weather prediction has never been a perfect sciencepronosticar el tiempo nunca ha sido una ciencia exacta
prediction [prɪˈdɪkʃən] nprédiction f
prediction
nProphezeiung f, → Voraussage f
prediction [prɪˈdɪkʃn] npredizione f
prediction [prɪˈdɪkʃn] npredizione f


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All present now recollected the prediction of the Indian at daybreak, and were struck with what appeared to be its fulfilment.
With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
So, the man of literature makes good, to my notion, for he pays, cheerful, for everything, the capital of me and Tobin being exhausted by prediction.
 
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