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- [pri-dik-shuh n]
- /prɪˈdɪk ʃən/
- /prɪˈdɪk.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pri-dik-shuh n]
- /prɪˈdɪk ʃən/
Definitions of prediction word
- noun prediction an act of predicting. 1
- noun prediction an instance of this; prophecy. 1
- noun prediction guess about future 1
- noun prediction calculation, forecast 1
- noun prediction prophecy 1
- variable noun prediction If you make a prediction about something, you say what you think will happen. 0
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Origin of prediction
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin praedictiōn- (stem of praedictiō) a foretelling. See predict, -ion
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Parts of speech for Prediction
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prediction popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prediction usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prediction
noun prediction
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- augury — An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
- bewitchment — the state of being bewitched
- calculation — A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
Top questions with prediction
- what is a prediction?
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