precognition
precognition Lexical Profile
precognition Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Foreknowledge of an event, especially the purported psychic ability to perceive or know future events through extrasensory means before they happen.
"The science fiction novel explores a society where individuals with precognition are employed to prevent disasters before they occur."
Scottish In Scots law, a preliminary examination of witnesses conducted prior to a formal trial to determine the facts of a case and whether there are sufficient grounds for prosecution.
"The defense solicitor arranged to take a formal precognition from the key eyewitness before the trial commenced."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Late Latin praecognitio, from the verb praecognoscere ('to know beforehand'), combining prae- ('before') and cognoscere ('to learn' or 'to come to know').