prognostic
Plural: prognostics
Noun
- a sign of something about to happen
- prognosis
- A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
- A prediction of the future.
- One who predicts the future.
Adjective Satellite
- of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
Adj
- Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
Origin / Etymology
From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).
Synonyms
omen, portent, predictive, presage, prodigy, prognostication, prognosticative, foretelling, indication, prediction, sign
Scrabble Score: 15
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