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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