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单词 precognizant
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precognizantadj.

Brit. /priːˈkɒɡnᵻz(ə)nt/, U.S. /priˈkɑɡnəz(ə)nt/
Forms: see pre- prefix and cognizant adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, cognizant adj.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + cognizant adj., after precognize v. Compare earlier precognizance n.
Having previous cognizance; having prior knowledge or understanding (of something).
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight
foreknowingc1374
fore-wisec1540
(a person) of a far fetch1574
forecastful1576
foresightfula1586
prescientc1599
far-sighted1641
prescious1642
foresighted1660
long-headed1665
prescientiala1699
long-sighted1701
prevoyant1785
precognizant1840
telescopic1856
far-thinking1937
precognitive1974
1840 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. VII. 428 I shall now state..the evidence upon which I have affirmed..that he [sc. Knox] was precognizant of the intended murder [of Riccio].
1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich iv. 90 The wary precognisant Piper.
1856 W. M. Hetherington Hist. Church Scotl. App. 477/1 Labouring to show [that]..to be precognizant of an intended crime without revealing it, and to be ‘art and part’ of it, were not equivalent expressions.
1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. 12 In our precognizant lobes we thought we were twins..staggered six years in our respective earthly births.
1996 Tulsa Stud. Women's Lit. 15 244 A precognizant relationship between the body's needs and its cries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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