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Definition of precognition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

precognition

noun
 
/ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃn/
 
/ˌpriːkɑːɡˈnɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the knowledge that something will happen in the future, which somebody has because of a dream or a sudden feeling
    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin praecognitio(n-), based on Latin cognoscere ‘know’.
See precognition in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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