(ˌ)prägˌnästəˈkāshən sometimes prəg- noun
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Etymology: after. (influenced by Medieval Latin prognosticatio ) of Middle English pronosticacioun, from Middle French pronostication, from Medieval Latin prognostication-, prognosticatio, from prognosticatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a manifestation of something that is to happen : an indication in advance : foretoken
if an oily palm be not a fruitful prognostication — Shakespeare
2.
a. : an act, the fact, or the power of prognosticating : a prediction of something to come : forecast , prophecy
the tremendous breadth of his vision … as evidenced by his prognostications and their eventual fulfillment — F.S.Crafford
b. : a premonition of something that is to or may happen : foreboding
3. : prognosis 1a