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- [presh-uh ns, -ee-uh ns, pree-shuh ns, -shee-uh ns]
- /ˈprɛʃ əns, -i əns, ˈpri ʃəns, -ʃi əns/
- /ˈpres.i.ənt/
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- [presh-uh ns, -ee-uh ns, pree-shuh ns, -shee-uh ns]
- /ˈprɛʃ əns, -i əns, ˈpri ʃəns, -ʃi əns/
Definitions of prescience word
- noun prescience knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight. 1
- noun prescience knowledge of events before they take place; foreknowledge 0
- noun prescience apparent knowledge of things before they happen or come into being; foreknowledge 0
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Origin of prescience
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Late Latin praescientia foreknowledge. See pre-, science
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Parts of speech for Prescience
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prescience popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prescience usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prescience
noun prescience
- anticipation — Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- canniness — the quality of being canny
- castles in the air — plural of castle in the air.
- discreetness — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- foreknowledge — knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?
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