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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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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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