prognostication
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prog·nos·ti·cate
(prŏg-nŏs′tĭ-kāt′)tr.v. prog·nos·ti·cat·ed, prog·nos·ti·cat·ing, prog·nos·ti·cates
1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict.
2. To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.
[Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre, prognōsticāt-, from Latin prognōsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos, foreknowing; see prognostic.]
prog·nos′ti·ca′tion n.
prog·nos′ti·ca′tive adj.
prog·nos′ti·ca′tor n.
prognostication
1. the act of forecasting or prophesying.
2. a forecast or prediction. — prognosticator, n. — prognosticative, adj.
See also: Future2. a forecast or prediction. — prognosticator, n. — prognosticative, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() augury, foretoken, preindication, sign - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" auspice - a favorable omen foreboding - an unfavorable omen death knell - an omen of death or destruction |
2. | prognostication - 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 divination, prophecy - a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | |
3. | ![]() crystal gazing - staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
prognostication
noun prediction, expectation, forecast, speculation, projection, prophecy, prognosis, surmise, vaticination The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
prognostication
noun1. The act of predicting:
2. A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:
Idiom: writing on the wall.
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