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prog·nos·tic
I. \prägˈnästik, -tēk\ noun
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Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin prognosticum) of Middle English pronostyke, pronostique, from Middle French pronostique, from Latin prognosticon, prognosticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos
1. : something that foretells : a warning omen : portent, sign
< that choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import — T.B.Macaulay >
2. : a forecast of the future based on a prognostic : prophecy
< events have caught up with his prognostic — Cyril Connolly >
II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Greek prognōstikos foreknowing, prognostic, from (assumed) prognōstos (verbal of progignōskein to know beforehand, prognosticate) + -ikos -ic — more at prognosis
: of, relating to, or serving as ground for prognostication or a prognosis : foretelling, predictive
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