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单词 presentient
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presentientadj.1

Brit. /prᵻˈsɛnʃnt/, /prᵻˈsɛnʃɪənt/, /prᵻˈsɛntɪənt/, U.S. /priˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nt/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praesentient-, praesentiēns.
Etymology: < classical Latin praesentient-, praesentiēns, present participle of praesentīre to feel or perceive beforehand, to have a presentiment of < prae- pre- prefix + sentīre to feel (see sentient adj.).
Feeling or perceiving beforehand; having a presentiment of something.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > premonition, presentiment > [adjective]
boding1594
presaging1594
presagient1650
presagious1702
presentimental1796
presentient1814
1814 R. Southey Roderick xviii. 231 The ravenous fowls of heaven Flock there presentient of their food obscene.
1854 C. Patmore Betrothal xii, in Angel in House I. 178 And, ere we reached her father's gate We paused with one presentient mind.
1888 ‘Q’ Astonishing Hist. Troy Town ix Mrs. Buzza,..presentient of evil, ran downstairs.
1959 J. Loewenberg Reason & Nature of Things xi. 266 The mystics claim to be presentient of the unity they long to find.
1985 J. R. Munkirs Transformation Amer. Capitalism ii. 38 Keynes' views on this point proved to be very presentient.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

presentientadj.2

Brit. /prᵻˈsɛnʃnt/, /prᵻˈsɛnʃɪənt/, /prᵻˈsɛntɪənt/, U.S. /priˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, sentient adj.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + sentient adj.
Occurring or existing before the emergence of sentience.
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1910 Philos. Rev. 19 13 Pre-sentient phases of the world's history.
1961 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 12 237 We can find I kind of premonition of love even in the presentient world (even the inorganic) in the propensity of moelcules to unite.
1994 Yale Law Jrnl. 103 2079 The detached value of an embryo or a presentient fetus flows mainly from what it might become.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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