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prognosis vs prognostication

prognostication vs prognosis

prognosis and prognostication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prognosis Yes No No No
prognostication Yes No No No
As nouns, prognostication is a hypernym of prognosis; that is, prognostication is a word with a broader meaning than prognosis:
  • prognosis: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
  • prognostication: a statement made about the future
Other hypernyms of prognosis include forecasting, foretelling, prediction.
prognosis (noun) prognostication (noun)
a prediction of the course of a disease knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop a statement made about the future
a sign of something about to happen
Difference between prognosis and prognostication

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