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PROGNOSTICATION
prophecy, prognostication, vaticination
(noun) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication
(noun) a statement made about the future
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy
(noun) a sign of something about to happen; “he looked for an omen before going into battle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prognostication (countable and uncountable, plural prognostications)
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
Source: Wiktionary
Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prognostication.]
1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.
2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ALLERGIC
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
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