PROLEPTIC

Etymology

Adjective

proleptic (comparative more proleptic, superlative most proleptic)

Of a calendar, extrapolated to dates prior to its first adoption; of those used to adjust to or from the Julian calendar or Gregorian calendar.

Of an event, assigned a date that is too early.

(rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised; procataleptic.

Synonyms

• (Anticipating and answering objections): anticipatory

Source: Wiktionary

Pro*lep"tic, Pro*lep"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. proleptique.]

1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. "A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom." De Quincey.

2. Previous; antecedent. Glanvill.

3. (Med.)

Definition: Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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