prescient
adjective/ˈpresiənt/
/ˈpreʃnt/
(formal)- knowing or appearing to know about things before they happen
- prescient warnings
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin praescient- ‘knowing beforehand’, from the verb praescire, from prae ‘before’ + scire ‘know’.Want to learn more?
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