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Prescient

[PRESH-ənt]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, early 17th century

1.

Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place:

Examples of Prescient in a sentence

"The psychic gave a prescient warning of things to come."

"No one understood how prescient the press statement was until a few days later."

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