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progenitors of some of today's machines.
progeny n. offspring, children, descendants, issue, young, posterity,
heirs, scions, successors, sons and daughters, Colloq kids,
spawn, fry, US sprouts: He dreamed that his progeny might have
a freer, healthier life than his.
prognosis n. forecast, forecasting, prediction, prophecy,
prognostication, projection: The doctor has recorded his
prognosis for the course of the disease.
prognosticate
v. 1 predict, foretell, prophesy, forecast, presage, divine,
forebode: Those prophets of doom are always prognosticating
disaster. 2 betoken, augur, herald, foreshadow, foretoken,
announce, harbinger, signal, portend: The freshening breeze
from the east prognosticates some rainy periods ahead.
programme n. 1 schedule, plan, scheme, agenda, order of the day, routine,
protocol, slate, list, listing, description, outline, abstract,
pr‚cis, calendar, menu, bill of fare, curriculum, syllabus,
synopsis, summary, prospectus: The programme shows the sequence
of events. You cannot tell what is being offered without a
programme. 2 performance, production, show, presentation, (radio
or television) play, telecast, broadcast, recital, concert:
Television programmes seem to cater to lower levels of taste and
intelligence every year. 3 proceedings, events, affairs,
activities: The programme includes an hour of exercise before
breakfast every day.
--v. 4 organize, arrange, prearrange, plan, lay out, map (out),
design, formulate, set (up), schedule, book, US slate: The solo
pianist is programmed to follow the chamber orchestra.
progress n. 1 (forward) movement, going forward, progression, advance,
headway, advancement: Progress through the dense underbrush was
very slow. 2 advancement, advance, promotion, improvement,
betterment, elevation, rise, development, furtherance: Her
progress in the company might have been impeded by the fact that
she was a woman. 3 advancement, course, development, growth,
expansion, increase, evolution, maturation, ripening, burgeoning
or bourgeoning, amplification, enlargement, spread, extension,
broadening, promotion, furtherance, advance, encouragement: Our