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Definition of precognition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

precognition

noun

/ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃn/

/ˌpriːkɑːɡˈnɪʃn/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the knowledge that something will happen in the future, which somebody has because of a dream or a sudden feeling
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin praecognitio(n-), based on Latin cognoscere ‘know’.

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