/ prɒgˌnɒstɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmE prɑːgˌnɑːs-/ noun
( formal ) a thing that sb says will happen in the future :
gloomy prognostications
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French prognosticacion , from medieval Latin prognosticatio(n-) , from the verb prognosticare make a prediction, from Greek prognōstikos , from prognōsis , from pro- before + gignōskein know.