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prognostication vs horoscope

horoscope vs prognostication

prognostication and horoscope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prognostication Yes No No No
horoscope Yes No No No
As nouns, horoscope is a hyponym of prognostication; that is, horoscope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prognostication:
  • prognostication: a statement made about the future
  • horoscope: a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
Other hyponyms of prognostication include extropy, fortunetelling, meteorology, weather forecasting, forecast, prognosis, divination, prophecy.
prognostication (noun) horoscope (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
a statement made about the future a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
a sign of something about to happen
Difference between prognostication and horoscope

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