Pronounced: fak-TISH-us, adj
Notes: I thought that this word may be somehow about facts (but no)
Yesterday’s word
The word vaticination means
- prediction
- the act of prophesying
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1500s or early 1600s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word vates (prophet). Our word may not be well known, but it is still a valid word. There are related words that are now obsolete: for example – “vaticinar” (a prophet) and “vaticiny” (prophesy).
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