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Prescient vs Presentient - What's the difference?

prescient | presentient |

As adjectives the difference between prescient and presentient

is that prescient is having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience while presentient is having a presentiment.

prescient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience.

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    presentient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a presentiment.
  • Not yet having achieved sentience.
    • a presentient foetus