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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1561|origins=la praedictio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /prɪˈdɪk.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from French prédiction and directly [[bor|la|praedictiō|t=a foretelling]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from praedīcere, to make known beforehand (see [[predict]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from prae-, before, and dīcere, to say.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act of foretelling future events: 1561 in the OED and Merriam-Webster, the 1560s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A portent or omen is an obsolete sense of 1601.^(OED 1989) The Century Dictionary (1895) noted that prediction may or may not be inspired, and is most often used of foretelling events from scientific knowledge or experience.^(Etymonline) Compounds such as ''prediction value'' are from 1952.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1561 – foretelling.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1601 – an omen (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1952 – prediction value.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of predicting.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Something predicted; a [[forecast]] or [[prophecy]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[predict]]

+ * [[diction]]

+ * [[dictate]]

+ * [[verdict]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}