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- pronunciation:
- pr
dIk
shn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of telling or trying to tell what will happen in the future.
Prediction of the weather is the job of meteorologists.- synonyms:
- foretelling, prophecy
- similar words:
- forecast
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| definition 2: |
a statement that something might happen or is expected to happen.
The wizard made a prediction that the treasure would be found in seven years.- synonyms:
- prophecy
- similar words:
- forecast, projection
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| related words: |
anticipation |
The word prediction
contains the following parts:
pre-
Latin
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
precaution, precede, predict, prediction, preface, prefer, preference, prefix, prejudice, present1, preside, president
- synonyms:
- pro-2, ante-
- antonyms:
- post-
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, contradict, contradictory, dedicate, dictate, dictator, dictionary, indicate, indict, predicate, predict, prediction, verdict
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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