ALL meanings of proleptic
pro·lep·sis
P p - noun plural proleptic Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance. 1
- noun plural proleptic 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 proleptic the use of a descriptive word in anticipation of its becoming applicable. 1
- noun plural proleptic 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 proleptic Pathology. the return of an attack of a periodic disease or of a paroxysm before the expected time or at progressively shorter intervals. 1