precog

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precog

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Clipping of precognitive. Coined by American author Philip K. Dick in 1954, and popularized in his 1956 short story "The Minority Report".

noun precogs

A precognitive person.
abbreviation, clipping Clipping of precognition

adjective more precog · most precog

abbreviation, clipping Clipping of precognitive

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@misc{precog_2026,
  title = {precog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/precog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}