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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROGNOS'TIC, a. Foreshowing; indicating something future by signs or symptoms; as the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
PROGNOS'TIC, n. In medicine, the judgment formed concerning the event of a disease by means of the symptoms.
1. Something which foreshows; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
In medicine, a sign or symptom indicating the event of a disease. The appearance of the tongue--is of considerable importance as a prognostic.
1. A foretelling; prediction.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions [syn: predictive, prognostic, prognosticative] n
1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pronostique, from Middle French, from Latin prognosticum, from Greek progn?stikon, from neuter of progn?stikos foretelling, from progign?skein Date: 15th century 1. something that foretells ; portent 2. prognostication, prophecy II. adjective Date: 1603 of, relating to, or serving as ground for prognostication or a prognosis <prognostic weather charts> <favorable prognostic signs>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 (often foll. by of) an advance indication or omen, esp. of the course of a disease etc. 2 a prediction; a forecast. --adj. foretelling; predictive (prognostic of a good result). Derivatives: prognostically adv. Etymology: ME f. OF pronostique f. L prognosticum f. Gk prognostikon neut. of prognostikos (as PROGNOSIS)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Prognostic Prog*nos"tic, a. [Gr. ?. See Prognosis.] Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Prognostic Prog*nos"tic, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F. pronostic, prognostic. See Prognostic, a.] 1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. --Macaulay. 2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. --Parr. Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Prognostic Prog*nos"tic, v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Foreshowing, foretokening. II. n. 1. Sign, token, presage, omen, indication, augury, foreboding, prognostication. 2. Foretelling, prediction, prophecy. 3. Symptom, indication.

Moby Thesaurus

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