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prevision

  • /pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.

noun previsions · prævision

  1. countable, uncountable Advance knowledge; foresight. I watched her without knowing, with a prevision that she was going to address me, though with no sort of idea as to the subject of her address.
  2. countable, uncountable A prediction.

verb previsions · previsioning · previsioned · prævision

  1. To predict or envision the future.

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noun advance knowledge

Españolprevisión

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"prevision." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prevision. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prevision. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prevision

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"prevision." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prevision.

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@misc{prevision_2026,
  title = {prevision},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prevision},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}