prophetic

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹəˈfɛtɪk/
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Adjective

prophetic (not comparable)

  1. Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.
  2. Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.
  3. Predicted, as by a prophecy.

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