pro|lep|sis

pro|lep|sis
pro|lep|sis «proh LEHP sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
1. = anticipation. (Cf.anticipation)
2. anticipation of objections in order to answer them in advance.
3. an epithet in anticipation of its becoming applicable. Example: “The murdered king falls by a traitor's hand.”
4. = anachronism. (Cf.anachronism)
[< Latin prolepsis < Greek prólēpsis (rhetorical) anticipation; preconception < prolambánein anticipate < pró- before + lambánein show forth, seize; grasp with the senses or mind]

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