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presentient

pre·sen·tient [ pree sénshənt, pree sénshee ənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
knowing things in advance: having a definite and usually uneasy sense that something is going to happen, or being aware of something before it occurs

[Early 19th century. < Latin praesentient-, present participle of praesentire "perceive beforehand" < sentire "feel"]
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