"prescious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹɛsiəs/ Forms: more prescious [comparative], most prescious [superlative]
Etymology: Latin praescius; prae before + scius knowing, from scire to know. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|praescius}} Latin praescius Head templates: {{en-adj}} prescious (comparative more prescious, superlative most prescious)
  1. (obsolete) foreknowing; prescient Tags: obsolete Synonyms: præscious [archaic]

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