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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós), equivalent to prophet +‎ -ic.

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prophetic (not comparable)

  1. Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.
  2. Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.
  3. Predicted, as by a prophecy.

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