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precognition Definition

pre·cog·ni·tion (prē′käg nis̸h′ən)

noun

Parapsychology the perception of an event, condition, etc. before it occurs, esp. by extrasensory powers

Etymology: LL praecognitio < L praecognitus, pp. of praecognoscere, to foreknow < prae-, pre- + cognoscere, to know: see cognition

precognition Related Forms
pre·cog′·ni·tive (-nə tiv) adjective
precognition Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • witness: Click here to see the announcement 9th December 2002 Damilola Taylor: the Attorney General announces a consultation paper on precognition of witnesses.

Converse of object

  • take: We do not consider that counsel needs to be involved in taking precognitions, this being the solicitor's duty.

Modifies a noun

  • agent: However a precognition agent employed by a practice which regularly defends accused persons under 18 could be within it.
  • officer: In most of those offices, there will be four or five lawyers and one or two precognition officers.
  • team: I have a final question: do you have the precognition teams to keep, or do you have them on approval?

Preposition: in

  • field: If there were a prize for " precognition in the field of Internet Explorer development " , we'd be sitting pretty by now.