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pres·cience (pres̸h′əns, -ē əns; prē′s̸həns, -s̸hē əns)

noun

apparent knowledge of things before they happen or come into being; foreknowledge

Etymology: OFr < LL(Ec) praescientia < L praescire, to know beforehand: see pre- & science

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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