Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - prophetic
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Prophetic
prophetic
also ~al adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy 2. foretelling events ; predictive • ~ally adverb
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1.
adj. 1 (often foll. by of) containing a prediction; predicting. 2 of or concerning a prophet. Derivatives prophetical adj. prophetically adv. propheticism n. Etymology: F proph{eacute}tique or LL propheticus f. Gk prophetikos (as PROPHET) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
If something was prophetic, it described or suggested something that did actually happen later. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic... ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
~ adj correctly saying what will happen in the future (Nick's remark proved prophetic two months later.) - prophetically adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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