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Prevision

//pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Advance knowledge; foresight. countable, uncountable

    "I watched her without knowing, with a prevision that she was going to address me, though with no sort of idea as to the subject of her address."

  2. 2
    the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) wordnet
  3. 3
    A prediction. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a prophetic vision (as in a dream) wordnet
  5. 5
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing wordnet
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  1. 6
    the power to foresee the future wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To predict or envision the future.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.

Etymology 2

From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.

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