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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