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noun (n)

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  anticipation, prevision
  

  source: wordnet30
• a statement made about the future(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  forecasting, foretelling, prognostication
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy.(noun)

  source: webster1913