(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