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prognostication::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prophecy, vaticination |
| Type of | anticipation, prediction, prevision |
| Has types | fortune telling, foretelling, soothsaying, divination, crystal gazing |
| Derivation | prognosticate |
prognostication::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic |
| Type of | preindication, sign, foretoken, augury |
| Has types | auspice, foreboding, death knell |
| Derivation | prognosticate |
prognostication::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forecasting, foretelling, prediction |
| Type of | statement |
| Has types | horoscope, meteorology, prophecy, fortunetelling, prognosis, weather forecasting, divination, extropy, forecast |
| Derivation | prognosticate |
Examples of prognostication
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With the conflict's end-days at hand, prognostication is a common Kabul pastime.
From the latimes.com
Barry is a smart writer with a Cassandra's gift for dark-edged prognostication.
From the time.com
So what does this Oval Office prognostication mean for your own NCAA brackets?
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In some cultures astronomical data was used for astrological prognostication.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We never would have been so dumb as to make such a foolhardy prognostication.
From the usatoday.com
This was the first prognostication of mineral wealth on the west coast of Tasmania.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Yet we are giving prognostication another try with this Forecast 2002 Special Issue.
From the time.com
First, Saul was the well-needed foil to all this highbrow prognostication.
From the gillmorgang.techcrunch.com
Groundhog Day is Wednesday, and we're all awaiting the woodchuck's winter prognostication.
From the post-gazette.com
- Omen: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
- Prediction: a statement made about the future
- Prophecy: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- (prognosticate) predict: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
- (prognosticate) bode: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
- (prognosticate) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill; To presage, betoken
- By Songecruyson, the "Master of Useless Dreams"
