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Prolepsis

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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle.

(3):

(n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.

(4):

(n.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prolepsis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prolepsis.html. 1828.
 
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