proleptical
proleptical · more proleptical · most proleptical
Anticipating the usual timeAnticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
/pɹəʊˈlɛptɪkəl/
Meaning
3 sensesAnticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
Previous; antecedent.
Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative.
Origin
From Ancient Greek; compare French proleptique.From Ancient Greek; compare French proleptique.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more proleptical, most proleptical| Comparative | more proleptical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most proleptical Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedproleptically
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.