precog

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noun

A precognitive person.

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Meanings

nounprecog (plural precogs)

plural precogs

  1. literatureA precognitive person.
  2. abbreviationclippingliteratureClipping of precognition.
adjectiveprecog (comparative more precog, superlative most precog)

comparative more precog · superlative most precog

  1. abbreviationclippingliteratureClipping of precognitive.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Clipping of precognitive. Coined by American author Philip K. Dick in 1954, and popularized in his 1956 short story "The Minority Report".

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APA

precog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precog

MLA

“precog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precog.

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