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Prognostication vs Foreholding - What's the difference?

prognostication | foreholding |

As nouns the difference between prognostication and foreholding

is that prognostication is a statement about or prior knowledge of the future while foreholding is prediction; ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.

As a verb foreholding is

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prognostication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
  • * 1837 , The Dublin University Magazine
    • She could have joined most comfortably in all their supposings, and suspicions, and doubts, and prognostications , but the honour of the family was too nearly concerned to allow free reins to her tongue.

    foreholding

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Prediction; ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.

    • Etymology 2

    From (forehold).

    Verb

    (head)
    • English words prefixed with fore-