prediction vs prognostication

prediction and prognostication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prediction	Yes	No	No	No
prognostication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prognostication is a hyponym of prediction; that is, prognostication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prediction:

prediction: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
prognostication: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

Other hyponyms of prediction include projection, prophecy, vaticination, adumbration, foreshadowing, prefiguration.

As nouns, prediction and prognostication are synonyms defined as:

prediction and prognostication: a statement made about the future

Other synonyms of prediction include forecasting, foretelling.

prediction (noun)	prognostication (noun)
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)	knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
a statement made about the future	a statement made about the future
	a sign of something about to happen

prediction vs prognostication

prediction and prognostication both are nouns.

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