Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Prognostication
prognostication, n. [ME < OFr < L. prognōsticāre; see prognostic, n.] (webplay: know).
Prediction; prophecy; foreknowledge; foreshadowing; foretelling; supposition; conjecture; guess; hypothesis; surmise; reasoned speculation about future events.
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