Definitions for prolepsis
proʊˈlɛp sɪspro·lep·sis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolepsisnoun

   anticipating and answering objections in advance

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolepsisnoun

   The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.

2. prolepsisnoun

   The anticipation of an objection to an argument.

3. prolepsisnoun

   A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.

4. prolepsisnoun

   A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.

5. prolepsisnoun

   Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.

6. Etymology: From prolepsis, from πρόληψις, from προλαμβάνω

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROLEPSISnoun

   A form of rhetorick, in which objections are anticipated.

   Etymology: πϱόληψις; prolepse, Fr.

   This was contained in my prolepsis or prevention of his answer. John Bramhall, against Hobbs.

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1. prolepsis

   Prolepsis is a literary device in which the writer often gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the narrative. It may also refer to the anticipation of possible objections in order to provide responses to them. In rhetoric, it refers to the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prolepsisnoun

   a figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented

2. Prolepsisnoun

   a necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle

3. Prolepsisnoun

   an error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time

4. Prolepsisnoun

   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

5. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , from to take beforehand; before + to take.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prolepsis

   prō-lep′sis, n. (rhet.) a figure by which objections are anticipated and answered: the dating of an event before its proper time:—pl. Prolep′sēs.—adjs. Prolep′tic, -al.—adv. Prolep′tically. [Gr.,—pro, before, lambanein, to take.]

Matched Categories

1. • Rhetorical Device

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How to pronounce prolepsis?

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How to say prolepsis in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prolepsis in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prolepsis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prolepsis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prolepsis
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prolepsis
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolepsis
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prolepsis
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=prolepsis