prognostic

== English == === Alternative forms === prognostical, (obsolete) prognostick === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪk/, /pɹəɡˈnɒstɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɑɡˈnɑs.tɪk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /pɹɔɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ Rhymes: -ɒstɪk === Adjective === prognostic (comparative more prognostic, superlative most prognostic) Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction. ==== Synonyms ==== foretelling predictive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === prognostic (plural prognostics) (rare, medicine) prognosis A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold. A prediction of the future. One who predicts the future. ==== Synonyms ==== (sign): indication, sign, omen, foretelling, prediction ==== Related terms ==== prognostatic prognosis prognosticable prognosticate === Anagrams === topscoring == Middle French == === Noun === prognostic m (plural prognostics) prognostic (prediction about the future) ==== Descendants ==== French: pronostic == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pronostic. === Noun === prognostic n (plural prognosticuri) prognosis (all meanings) ==== Declension ====