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proleptical

/pɹəʊˈlɛptɪkəl/

proleptical adjective: anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.

Adjective

proleptical (comparative more proleptical, superlative most proleptical)

  1. Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
  2. Previous; antecedent.
    • Nor can the proleptical notions of Religion be so well defended by the protest Servants of the Altar1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC
  3. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative.
    • It must be always remembered that this was the object for which the Three Chapters which the Predestinarians have taken refuge in: they were written in fact as a proleptical refutation of such views.1877, W. B. Pope., A Compendium of Christian Theology, Volume 2, Wesleyan Conference Office, 2 Castle Street, Coty Road; Sold at 66, Paternoster Row, p. 348

Forms of proleptical

comparativemore proleptical
superlativemost proleptical

Origin of proleptical

From Ancient Greek; compare French proleptique.

Words formed from proleptical

Questions about proleptical

What does proleptical mean?
Proleptical means anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
What part of speech is proleptical?
Proleptical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce proleptical?
Proleptical is pronounced /pɹəʊˈlɛptɪkəl/.

Words near proleptical in the dictionary

  1. prolentiviral
  2. prolepses
  3. prolepsis
  4. proleptic
  5. proleptic Julian calendar
  6. proleptical
  7. proleptically
  8. proleptics
  9. proles
  10. proletaire
  11. proletaires

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