precognition

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  1. noun Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception; clairvoyance.

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  • Sometimes its fingers are called precognition, the ability to see the future. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 04-05 - October-November 1997
  • Studies had been done on precognition, she'd seen them referred to, somewhere, sometime. —  FSF,October2007
  • It's times like this you believe in precognition, Dazzle thought. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 06 - June 2002
  • Lord Bontriomphe had mentioned that Ashley had occasional flashes of precognition, and here was an example of it. —  Analog October, 1966
  • The Commander had occasional flashes of precognition, but he never knew when they would come nor how long he could sustain their flow. —  Analog October, 1966
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  1. = Spanish precognicion = Italian precognizione, from Late Latin præcognitio(n-), foreknowledge, from Latin præcognoscere, foreknow: see precognosce and cognition.
 

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/prikɑgˈnɪʃən/
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