precognition, foreknowledge
(noun) knowledge of an event before it occurs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
precognition (countable and uncountable, plural precognitions)
(parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception. [from 15th c.]
(Scotland, legal) The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial. [from 17th c.]
• clairvoyance
• foreknowledge
• anticipation
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`cog*ni"tion, n. Etym: [L. praecognitio, fr. praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.]
1. Previous cognition. Fotherby.
2. (Scots Law)
Definition: A preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution. Erskine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
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