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proleptic (prəʊˈlɛptɪk)
Definitions
adjective
- (rhetoric) of or relating to a rhetorical device by which objections are anticipated and answered in advance
- (grammar) of or relating to use of a word after a verb in anticipation of its becoming applicable through the action of the verb, as flat in hammer it flat
prolepsis (prəʊˈlɛpsɪs
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Definitions
noun
(plural) -ses (-siːz)- a rhetorical device by which objections are anticipated and answered in advance
- use of a word after a verb in anticipation of its becoming applicable through the action of the verb, as flat in hammer it flat
Derived Forms
proˈleptic adjectiveWord Origin
C16: via Late Latin from Greek: anticipation, from prolambanein to anticipate, from pro-² + lambanein to takeExample Sentences Including 'proleptic'
No breach in proleptic refusal to grant immunity; Law reportTimes, Sunday Times (2001)
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