"prognostic" meaning in English

See prognostic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/ [General-American], /pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-prognostic.wav Forms: more prognostic [comparative], most prognostic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒstɪk Etymology: From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|grc|προγνωστικός||foreknowing}} Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} prognostic (comparative more prognostic, superlative most prognostic)
  1. Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction. Synonyms: foretelling, predictive Translations (of or pertaining to prognosis): предсказващ (predskazvašt) (Bulgarian), ennusteellinen (Finnish), pronostique (French), prognostico (Italian), prognóstico (Portuguese), pronóstico (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prognostical, prognostick [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/ [General-American], /pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-prognostic.wav Forms: prognostics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒstɪk Etymology: From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|grc|προγνωστικός||foreknowing}} Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prognostic (plural prognostics)
  1. (rare, medicine) prognosis Tags: rare Categories (topical): Medicine
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  2. A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold. Synonyms (sign): indication, sign, omen, foretelling, prediction
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  3. A prediction of the future.
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  4. One who predicts the future.
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Synonyms: prognostical, prognostick [obsolete] Related terms: prognostatic, prognosis, prognosticable, prognosticate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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