presentient

Related to presentient: destructible

pre·sen·tient

(prē-sĕn′shənt, -shē-ənt)

adj.

Having a presentiment.

[Latin praesentiēns, praesentient-, present participle of praesentīre, to feel beforehand; see presentiment.]

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presentient

(prɪˈsɛnʃənt; -ˈzɛn-; priː-)

adj

characterized by or experiencing a presentiment

[C19: from Latin praesentiens present participle of praesentire, from prae- pre- + sentire to feel]

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pre•sen•tient

(priˈsɛn ʃənt)

adj.

having a presentiment.

[1805–15; < Latin praesentient- (s. of praesentiēns), present participle of praesentīre]

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