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Presentient

Presentient \Pre*sen"tient\, a. [L. praesentiens, p. pr. of praesentire to perceive beforehand; prae before + sentire to feel.] Feeling or perceiving beforehand.

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presentient

a. 1 Having a presentiment. 2 Not yet having achieved sentience.

Usage examples of "presentient".

Reproduction in their presentient days had been a haphazard and frightful business-a given male fertilizing as many females as he could before being devoured by one of them hi the nuptial act.