prognostication
[noun]
Synonyms: prediction, cast, forecast, foretelling, prevision, prognosis, prophecy, weird

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prog‧nos‧ti‧ca‧tion /prɒɡˌnɒstəˈkeɪʃən, prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪʃən $ prɑːɡˌnɑːs-/ noun [uncountable and countable] formal
a statement about what you think will happen in the future Synonym : forecast:
gloomy prognostications
—prognosticate /prɒɡˈnɒstəkeɪt, prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt $ prɑːɡˈnɑːs-/ verb [transitive]

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