单词 | prolepsis |
释义 | Word Frequency prolepsis(prəʊˈlɛpsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz) 1. a rhetorical device by which objections are anticipated and answered in advance 2. use of a word after a verb in anticipation of its becoming applicable through the action of the verb, as flat in hammer it flat Derived forms proleptic (proˈleptic) or proleptical (proˈleptical) adjective Word origin C16: via Late Latin from Greek: anticipation, from prolambanein to anticipate, from pro-2 + lambanein to take |
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