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PRESENTIENT

\pɹɪzˈɛnʃənt], \pɹɪzˈɛnʃənt], \p_ɹ_ɪ_z_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of PRESENTIENT

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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pr[=e]-sen'shi-ent, adj. perceiving beforehand.--n. PR[=E]SEN'SION.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Having a presentiment (of event &c. or abs.). [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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