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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. knowledge of an event before it occurs;
[syn: precognition, foreknowledge]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Precognition \Pre`cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. praecognitio, fr.
   praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.]
   1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case
      with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

precognition
    n 1: knowledge of an event before it occurs [syn:
         precognition, foreknowledge]