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prescience
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prescience
(noun)
prescience
/
ˈ
prɛʃijəns/
Brit
/
ˈ
prɛsiəns/
noun
prescience
/
ˈ
prɛʃijəns/
Brit
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ˈ
prɛsiəns/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRESCIENCE
[
noncount
]
formal
:
the ability to know what will or might happen in the future
:
foresight
He predicted their response with amazing
prescience
.
Her
prescience
as an investor is impressive.
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