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Latin
Etymology
From prae- + sciō, possibly a calque from προνοέω (pronoéō, “to perceive before, foresee”).
Pronunciation
Verb
praesciō (present infinitive praescīre, perfect active praescīvī, supine praescītum); fourth conjugation
- to foreknow, know in advance
Conjugation
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References
- “praescio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praescio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praescio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.