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单词 precognition
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•cog•ni•tion /ˌprikɑgˈnɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. knowledge of a future event or situation, esp. through extrasensory means:a prediction made through precognition.
See -gnos-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•cog•ni•tion  (prē′kog nishən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. knowledge of a future event or situation, esp. through extrasensory means.
  2. Scottish Terms
    • the examination of witnesses and other parties before a trial in order to supply a legal ground for prosecution.
    • the evidence established in such an examination.
  • Late Latin praecognitiōn-, stem of praecognitiō; see pre-, cognition
  • 1400–50; late Middle English
pre•cog•ni•tive  (prē kogni tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
precognition /ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃən/ n
  1. the alleged ability to foresee future events
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin praecognitiō foreknowledge, from praecognoscere to foresee, from prae before + cognoscere to know, ascertain

precognitive /priːˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/ adj
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