precognition [
,pri:kɒg'niʃәn]
precognition[ noun ]
knowledge of an event before it occurs
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Precognition \Pre`cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. praecognitio, fr.
praecognoscere to foreknow. See {Pre-}, and {Cognition}.]
1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby.
2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case
with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.