presentience

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noun

the act of sensing before the event

OriginEnglish sentience ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpresentience (plural presentiences)

plural presentiences

  1. the act of sensing before the event

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishsentience
  10. Englishpresentience

From pre- + sentience.

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APA

presentience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentience

MLA

“presentience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentience. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presentience,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentience.

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