prognostic
prognostic · prognostics
A sign by which a future event may be known or foretoldA sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
UK/pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/US/pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/
Meaning
4 senses(rare)Prognosis
A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
A prediction of the future.
One who predicts the future.
More definitions
- a sign of something about to happen
Origin
From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowFrom Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).
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Forms
plural: prognosticsSynonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sign of something about to happen:omenportentpresageprognosticationprodigy