Proleptic Definition
adjective
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.
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Of an event, assigned a date that is too early.
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(rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised; procataleptic.
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Origin of Proleptic
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prolepsis + -ic
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