Definition of prolepsis

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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..

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Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.
Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle.
Proleptical :: Proleptical (a.) Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative.
Prolepsis :: 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..
Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time..
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