English-Thai Dictionary

prognostication

N การ ทำนาย  forecast prediction prophecy kan-tam-nai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROGNOSTICATION

n.The act of foreshowing a future event by present signs. 1. The act of foretelling an event by present signs.
2. A foretoken; previous sign.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROGNOSTICATION

Prog *nos `ti *ca "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prognostication. ]

 

1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.

 

2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prognostication

prog nos ti ca tion |prägˌnästəˈkāSHən prɑɡˌnɑstəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun the action of foretelling or prophesying future events: an unprecedented amount of soul-searching and prognostication. • a prophecy: these gloomy prognostications proved to be unfounded. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prognosticacion, from medieval Latin prognosticatio (n- ), from the verb prognosticare (see prognosticate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

prognostication

prog |nos ¦ti |ca ¦tion |prɒɡnɒstɪˈkeɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of prophesying future events. • [ count noun ] a prophecy: these gloomy prognostications proved to be unfounded. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prognosticacion, from medieval Latin prognosticatio (n- ), from the verb prognosticare (see prognosticate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prognostication

prognostication noun their prognostications had proved remarkably accurate: prediction, forecast, prophecy, prognosis, divination, augury.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prognostication

prognostication noun their prognostications had proved remarkably accurate: prediction, forecast, prophecy, divination, prognosis, projection; rare vaticination, auspication, prognostic.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prognostication

prog n ò s ti c á tion 名詞 C U ｟かたく ｠1 予測, 予言, 予知 (→prediction ).2 前兆, 徴候 .