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- [proh-lep-sis]
- /proʊˈlɛp sɪs/
- /prəʊlˈepsɪs/
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- [proh-lep-sis]
- /proʊˈlɛp sɪs/
Definitions of prolepsis word
- noun plural prolepsis Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance. 1
- noun plural prolepsis the assigning of a person, event, etc., to a period earlier than the actual one; the representation of something in the future as if it already existed or had occurred; prochronism. 1
- noun plural prolepsis the use of a descriptive word in anticipation of its becoming applicable. 1
- noun plural prolepsis a fundamental conception or assumption in Epicureanism or Stoicism arising spontaneously in the mind without conscious reflection; thought provoked by sense perception. 1
- noun plural prolepsis Pathology. the return of an attack of a periodic disease or of a paroxysm before the expected time or at progressively shorter intervals. 1
- noun prolepsis a rhetorical device by which objections are anticipated and answered in advance 0
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Origin of prolepsis
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Late Latin prolēpsis < Greek prólēpsis anticipation, preconception, equivalent to prolēp- (verbid stem of prolambánein to anticipate (pro- pro-2 + lambánein to take)) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Prolepsis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prolepsis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
prolepsis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prolepsis
noun prolepsis
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- misdate — to assign or affix a wrong date to.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
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