- omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
--1 is a kind of augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
--1 has particulars: auspice; foreboding; death knellDerived form: verb prognosticate2 - prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication - a statement made about the future
--2 is a kind of statement
--2 has particulars:extropy; fortunetelling; horoscope; meteorology, weather forecasting; prognosis, forecast; prophecy, divination Derived form: verb prognosticate1 - prophecy, prognostication, vaticination - knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
--3 is a kind of prediction, anticipation, prevision
--3 has particulars:crystal gazing; divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling Derived form: verb prognosticate1