the act of predicting something predicted; a forecast, prophecy, etc
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pre•dic•tion /prɪˈdɪkʃən/USA pronunciation
n. an act of predicting:[uncountable]He wasn't going to depend on the art of prediction; he would wait for real results. See -dict-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [countable] an example of predicting:His prediction was that the election would be a landslide.
pre•dic•tion
(pri dik′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- an act of predicting.
- an instance of this;
prophecy.
- Latin praedictiōn- (stem of praedictiō) a foretelling. See predict, -ion
- 1555–65
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forecast, augury, prognostication, divination, projection.
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