"vaticination" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vəˌtɪsɪˈneɪʃən/ Forms: vaticinations [plural]
Etymology: From vaticinate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vaticinate|ion}} vaticinate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} vaticination (plural vaticinations)
  1. Prediction, prophecy. Related terms: vaticinate, vaticinatory

Inflected forms

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