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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɾe.viˈzɐ̃w̃/
"A previsão dos cientistas baseia-se em dados concretos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A statement about what someone thinks will happen in the future.
"Meteorologists issued a weather prediction for heavy snowfall this weekend." - 2
The act of forecasting or predicting a future event based on current data, models, or intuition.
"Economic predictions for the next quarter indicate steady market growth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the late 16th century, derived from the Latin praediction-, stem of praedictio, from praedicere 'make known beforehand' (comprising prae- 'before' + dicere 'to say'). It evolved from ecclesiastical terminology into general usage to signify any formal statement or calculated estimation regarding future occurrences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prediction" is said worldwide
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prédiction
Transliteration: /pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃/
"Sa prédiction sur le marché boursier s'est avérée exacte."
Vorhersage
Transliteration: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁzaːɡə/
"Die Vorhersage des Wetters war dieses Mal sehr präzise."
previsione
Transliteration: /pre.viˈzjo.ne/
"La sua previsione sul futuro dell'azienda era corretta."
predicción
Transliteration: /pɾe.ðikˈθjon/
"La predicción del clima indicó que lloverá mañana."
previsão
Transliteration: /pɾe.viˈzɐ̃w̃/
"A previsão dos cientistas baseia-se em dados concretos."
भविष्यवाणी
Transliteration: bhavishyavani
"उनकी भविष्यवाणियां अक्सर सच साबित होती हैं।"
预测
Transliteration: yùcè
"专家对明年的经济走势做出了新的预测。"
예측
Transliteration: yecheuk
"그의 예측은 정확하게 맞아떨어졌습니다."
予測
Transliteration: yosoku
"気象庁は明日の大雨を予測した。"
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