Definition of PRECOGNITION

precognition

Meanings

Plural: precognitions

Noun

  • knowledge of an event before it occurs
  • Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.
  • The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French precognition or its source, Latin praecognitio, from praecognōscō (“to know beforehand”). Doublet of Germanic-based foreknowledge and Greek-based prognosis. Equivalent to pre- + cognition.

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 22

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