Hypertext Webster Gateway: "precognition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Precognition \Pre`cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. praecognitio, fr.
praecognoscere to foreknow. See {Pre-}, and {Cognition}.]
1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby.
2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case
with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
precognition
n : knowledge of an event before it occurs [syn: {foreknowledge}]
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