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Dictionary: pre·scient   (prĕsh'ənt, -ē-ənt, prē'shənt, -shē-ənt) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Of or relating to prescience.
  2. Possessing prescience.

[French, from Old French, from Latin praesciēns, praescient-, present participle of praescīre, to know beforehand : prae-, pre- + scīre, to know.]

presciently pre'scient·ly adv.

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adjective

    Characterized by foresight: farsighted, foresighted, visionary. See foresight.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: perceiving the significance of events before they occur

 
 
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