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Webster 1913 Edition


Presentient

Pre-sen′tient

,
Adj.
[L.
praesentiens
, p. pr. of
praesentire
to perceive beforehand;
prae
before +
sentire
to feel.]
Feeling or perceiving beforehand.

Definition 2024


presentient

presentient

English

Adjective

presentient (comparative more presentient, superlative most presentient)

  1. Having a presentiment.
  2. Not yet having achieved sentience.
    a presentient foetus