D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Prognostication

/präg-näsˌ-tək-āsh'-ən/ · Prog·nos·ti·ca·tion · IPA /prɑɡnˌɑstəkˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.
  1. 1.
    The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.
  2. 2.
    That which foreshows; a foretoken.