Etymology

vaticinium ex eventu

Today it means: A fictional prophecy that has been written after the supposedly predicted event but is presented as a genuine prediction before the event; a postdiction. Full definition →

Latin vāticinium ex ēventū
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvāticinium ex ēventū
  2. English todayvaticinium ex eventu

Borrowed from Latin vāticinium ex ēventū.

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