Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pre·cog·ni·tion
\\ˌprē-(ˌ)käg-ˈni-shən\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Late Latin praecognition-, praecognitio, from Latin praecognoscere to know beforehand, from prae- + cognoscere to know — more at cognition
DATE circa 1611
: clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced
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pre·cog·ni·tive \\(ˌ)prē-ˈkäg-nə-tiv\\
adjective precognition
"foreknowledge," 1611, from L.L. præcognitio, from L. præcognitus, pp. of præcognoscere "to foreknow," from præ + cognoscere "to know" (see cognizance).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
precognition
pre·cog·ni·tion / 7pri:kC^5niFn; NAmE -kB:^- / noun [U]
(formal) the knowledge that sth will happen in the future, that sb has because of a dream or a sudden feeling
预知,早知,先知(通过梦境等预知要发生的事的一种超感官知觉)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
pre·cognition
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nounEtymology: Late Latin
praecognition-, praecognitio, from Latin
praecognitus (past participle of
praecognoscere to foreknow, from
prae- pre- +
cognoscere to know) +
-ion, -io, -ion — more at
cognition
1. : previous cognition
: foreknowledge
;
specifically : clairvoyance relating to a future or not yet experienced event or state
2. Scots law
a. : an ex parte preliminary examination (as in a criminal case)
b. : the evidence taken in such an examination