Definition of prolepsis Prolepsis
pro•lep•sis
We found 11 definitions of prolepsis from 5 different sources.
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What does prolepsis mean?
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NounPlural: prolepses |
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| prolepsis - anticipating and answering objections in advance |
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- prolepsis (Noun)
The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it. - prolepsis (Noun)
The anticipation of an objection to an argument. - prolepsis (Noun)
A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond. - prolepsis (Noun)
Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prolepsis (n.)
A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented. - prolepsis (n.)
A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle. - prolepsis (n.)
An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time. - prolepsis (n.)
The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prolepsis
prō-lep′sis, n. (rhet.) a figure by which objections are anticipated and answered: the dating of an event before its proper time:—pl. Prolep′sēs.—adjs. Prolep′tic, -al.—adv. Prolep′tically. [Gr.,—pro, before, lambanein, to take.]
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🔤- prolepsis, noun, singular of prolepses.
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