prognostication vs sign

sign vs prognostication

prognostication and sign both are nouns.

prognostication is not an adjective while sign is an adjective.

prognostication is not a verb while sign is a verb.

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

As nouns, sign is a hypernym of prognostication; that is, sign is a word with a broader meaning than prognostication:

prognostication: a sign of something about to happen
sign: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

Other hypernyms of prognostication include augury, foretoken, preindication.

prognostication (noun)	sign (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)	structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
a statement made about the future	a public display of a message
a sign of something about to happen	a gesture that is part of a sign language
	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
	a character indicating a relation between quantities
	a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
	a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
	an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
	(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
	having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
	(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

prognostication (adjective)	sign (adjective)
	used of the language of the deaf

prognostication (verb)	sign (verb)
	be engaged by a written agreement
	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
	mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
	make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
	communicate in sign language
	place signs, as along a road
	approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
	engage by written agreement

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