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prevision vs prognostication

prognostication vs prevision

prevision and prognostication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prevision Yes No No No
prognostication Yes No No No
As nouns, prognostication is a hyponym of prevision; that is, prognostication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prevision:
  • prevision: 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 prevision include projection, prophecy, vaticination, adumbration, foreshadowing, prefiguration.
prevision (noun) prognostication (noun)
the power to foresee the future knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
a prophetic vision (as in a dream) a statement made about the future
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing a sign of something about to happen
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Difference between prevision and prognostication

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