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pre·scient
ˈpreSH(ē)ənt,ˈprē-/
adjective
adjective: prescient

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
"a prescient warning"
synonyms: prophetic, predictive, visionary;
psychic, clairvoyant;
farsighted, prognostic, divinatory;
insightful, intuitive, perceptive, percipient
"the outcome was predicted in Leonard's prescient article"

Origin
early 17th century: from Latin praescient- ‘knowing beforehand,’ from the verb praescire, from prae ‘before’ + scire ‘know.’

Date: 2014-09-29 06:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yan.livejournal.com
(неужели тоже из заголовка в google news про какого-то начальника над инвестициями? я тоже полез в словарь в поисках произношения)

Date: 2014-09-29 07:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aleatorius.livejournal.com
не, из твиттера!

"Pretty prescient stuff from Anatol Lieven"
https://twitter.com/MarkAdomanis/status/506617800044335104

SH в слове меня удивило

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