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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prog•nos•tic (prog nos′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - Medicineof or pertaining to prognosis.
- predictive of something in the future:prognostic signs and symbols.
n. - a forecast or prediction.
- an omen or portent;
sign.
- Greek prognōstikón, neuter of prognōstikós
- Latin prognōsticon
- Greek prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equivalent. to pro(gi)gnó̄s(kein) to know1 beforehand + -tikos -tic (see pro-2, gnostic); (noun, nominal)
- Medieval Latin prognōsticus
- (adjective, adjectival) late Middle English pronostik 1375–1425
prog•nos′ti•ca•ble, adj. prog•nos′ti•cal•ly, adv. |