Prolepsis

Definition of Prolepsis

Pro`lep´sis
n.1.(Rhet.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.
2.(Chron.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time.
3.(Gram.) 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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