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prophetic

pro·phet·ic [ prə féttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. correctly predicting: predicting or foreshadowing something that does eventually happen

2. of prophet: relating to a prophet

[15th century. Via French or late Latin< Greek prophētikos< prophētes (see prophet)]

pro·phet·i·cal adjective
pro·phet·i·cal·ly adverb
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