vaticinium ex eventu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vāticinium ex ēventū.

Noun

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vaticinium ex eventu (plural vaticinia ex eventu)

  1. A fictional prophecy that has been written after the supposedly predicted event but is presented as a genuine prediction before the event; a postdiction.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vāticinium ex ēventū.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Latinate) /vaː.tiˈki.ni.um ɛks eːˈvɛn.tu/

Noun

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vaticinium ex eventu n (plural vaticinia ex eventu)

  1. a vaticinium ex eventu