prognostication

C2+ Topic:Time

US /prɑɡˌnɑstɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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noun
the act of foretelling or predicting future events

The almanac was full of weather prognostication for the coming year.

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1 noun · the act of foretelling or... prediction forecast prophecy divination auguryforetellingprognosis

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Related forms prognosticate prognostic prognosis

Etymology

From Middle French prognostication, from Late Latin prognosticationem, from prognosticare ('to foretell'), ultimately from Ancient Greek prognōstikos, from progignōskein ('to know beforehand').

prognosticatio Latin gignōskein Ancient Greek *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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# prognostication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /prɑɡˌnɑstɪˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of foretelling or predicting future events

## Examples
- The almanac was full of weather prognostication for the coming year.

## Synonyms
- prediction
- forecast
- prophecy
- divination
- augury
- foretelling
- prognosis

## Related Forms
- prognosticate
- prognostic
- prognosis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prognosticatio
- Root: gignōskein
- Root: *ǵneh₃-

## Etymology
From Middle French prognostication, from Late Latin prognosticationem, from prognosticare ('to foretell'), ultimately from Ancient Greek prognōstikos, from progignōskein ('to know beforehand').

## AI Etymology
Prognostication comes from Middle French prognostication, from Late Latin prognosticationem, from prognosticare ('to foretell'), ultimately from Ancient Greek prognōstikos, from progignōskein ('to know beforehand'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the act of foretelling or predicting future events", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin prognosticatio, Ancient Greek gignōskein, and Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Related words include prognosticate, prognostic, prognosis.

## Topics
- Time
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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