precognitive

precognitive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English cognitive
English precognitive

    From pre- + cognitive.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /pɹiˈkɑɡ.nə.tɪv/
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Adjective

    precognitive (comparative more precognitive, superlative most precognitive)

    1. Pertaining to the ability to see or predict future events.

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    Noun

    precognitive (plural precognitives)

    1. (science fiction) A precognitive person, a seer.
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