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prognostic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/ (General-American)
• /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) ▲ Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) Ancient Greek πρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek προγνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)der. Medieval Latin prognosticusder. English prognostic From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

Forms

Deriveds

prognosticant · histoprognostic · prognostically · nonprognostic

Synonyms

foretelling · predictive

Translations (6)

bg предсказващ (of or pertaining to prognosis) · es pronóstico (of or pertaining to prognosis) · it prognostico (of or pertaining to prognosis) · pt prognóstico (of or pertaining to prognosis) · fr pronostique (of or pertaining to prognosis) · fi ennusteellinen (of or pertaining to prognosis)

prognostic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/ (General-American)
• /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) ▲ Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) Ancient Greek πρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek προγνωστῐκός (prognōstĭkós)der. Medieval Latin prognosticusder. English prognostic From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).

Meanings

1. (rare) prognosis
   • There are several opinions as to what he meant But no one considers it a happy prognostic. 1935, T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral, Part I:
   • The appearance of the tongue is closely connected with the sense of thirst, and is of considerable importance as a prognostic. 1809, Bartholomew Parr, “PROGNOSIS”, in The London Medical Dictionary:
2. A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
   • Careful observers may foretell the hour (By sure prognostics) when to dread a show’r. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o’er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. 1710, Jonathan Swift, A Description of a City Shower:
   • It was even later than usual when the Comtesse quitted a brilliant réunion of all that was gayest in the royal circle, elate with the glittering triumph of gratified vanity, and reading in such success the sure prognostic of more solidly successful ambition. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 305:
3. A prediction of the future.
   • The choice of a successor was no light matter. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XI, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
4. One who predicts the future.

Forms

Relateds

prognosticate · prognosis · prognostatic · prognosticable

Synonyms

sign (sign) · foretelling (sign) · omen (sign) · indication (sign) · prediction (sign)