PROLEPTIC


Meaning of PROLEPTIC in English

(ˈ)prō|leptik chiefly Brit -lēp- adjective

also pro·lep·ti·cal -tə̇kəl

Etymology: proleptic from Greek prolēptikos, from (assumed) prolēptos (verbal of prolambanein to anticipate) + -ikos -ic; proleptical from Greek prolēptikos + English -al

: of, relating to, or exemplifying prolepsis

a proleptic justification of the line he was to take — R.F.Harrod

a proleptic interpretation by the prophet of the future events — Georges Florovsky

and he will move breathing through us wing-linked proleptic of what Eden — Denis Devlin

• pro·lep·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.