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Adjective prescient has 1 sense
  1. prescient - perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extroardinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere
    Antonym:
    undiscerning (indirect, via discerning)

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Term: prescient

Part of Speech: adjective

Sense 1: having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

Example Sentence 1: Her prescient prediction about the stock market crash saved us from significant losses.

Example Sentence 2: The author's prescient writing depicted a future eerily similar to our present reality.

Example Sentence 3: The film's prescient portrayal of technological advancements astounded the audience.

Part of Speech: noun

Sense 1: a person who has the ability to foresee future events

Example Sentence 1: The renowned psychic claimed to be a prescient who could predict major world events.

Example Sentence 2: Many considered the old woman living in the mountains to be a wise prescient.

Example Sentence 3: Throughout history, there have been numerous claims of individuals possessing prescient abilities.

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