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Webster 1913 Edition

Prescious

Pre′scious

(prē′shŭs)
,
Adj.
[L.
praescius
;
prae
before +
scius
knowing, fr.
scire
to know.]
Foreknowing; having foreknowledge;
as,
prescious
of ills
.
[R.]
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prescious

PRE'SCIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. proescius; proe and scio, to know.]
Foreknowing; having foreknowledge; as prescious of ills.

Definition 2024

prescious

prescious

See also: precious

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

prescious ‎(comparative more prescious, superlative most prescious)

  1. (obsolete) foreknowing; prescient
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Etymology

Latin praescius; prae before + scius knowing, from scire to know.

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