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proleptic

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Synonyms: prolepsis, proleptics, protreptic

Antonyms: prolepsis, proleptics, protreptic

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

  1. {{lb|en|of a [[calendar]]}} [[extrapolate|Extrapolated]] to [[dates]] prior to its first adoption; of those used to adjust to or from the [[Julian calendar]] or [[Gregorian calendar]].
  2. [[anticipatory|Anticipatory]]; [[prescient]] or [[forward-looking]].
  3. Exhibiting or pertaining to [[prolepsis]] {{gloss|any sense}}

Noun

  1. An instance of [[prolepsis]];
  2. Something that predicts or implies the future or outcome.

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