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prescient

adjective

Perceiving the significance of events before they occur

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
13

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Pronunciation

ˈpɹɛsɪənt

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adjective

  1. Perceiving the significance of events before they occur

    “{'source': 'R.H.Rovere', 'text': 'extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations'}”

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{'source': 'R.H.Rovere', 'text': 'extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations'}

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