foreknowledge

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˌfɔɹˈnɑlɪdʒ/ UK /ˌfɔːˈnɒlɪdʒ/
noun Freq #91538

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    knowledge of an event before it happens

    The prosecution argued that he had foreknowledge of the scheme.

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Synonyms
1 noun · knowledge of an event... precognitionprescienceforesight
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Related forms foreknow

Etymology

From fore- + knowledge.

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