prolepsis
The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes itThe assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
Prolepsis, Prolepse
(countable, uncountable)A so-called "preconception", i.e., a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.
- anticipating and answering objections in advance
Translations
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Origin
From Latin prolepsis, from Ancient Greek πρόληψις (prólēpsis, “preconception, anticipationFrom Latin prolepsis, from Ancient Greek πρόληψις (prólēpsis, “preconception, anticipation”), from προλαμβάνω (prolambánō, “take beforehand, anticipate”).
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Forms
plural: prolepsesSynonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable