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Meaning of "proleptic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROLEPTIC

proleptic  [prəʊˈlɛptɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROLEPTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proleptic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROLEPTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Proleptic

Proleptic may refer to: ▪ Proleptic calendar, a calendar that is applied to dates before its introduction ▪ Proleptic syllogism, a class of syllogism in logic...

Definition of proleptic in the English dictionary

The definition of proleptic in the dictionary is of or relating to a rhetorical device by which objections are anticipated and answered in advance. Other definition of proleptic is of or relating to use of a word after a verb in anticipation of its becoming applicable through the action of the verb, as flat in hammer it flat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROLEPTIC


acataleptic
ˌeɪkætəˈlɛptɪk
analeptic
ˌænəˈlɛptɪk
antiepileptic
ˌæntɪˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk
antiseptic
ˌæntɪˈsɛptɪk
aseptic
əˈsɛptɪk
bradypeptic
ˌbrædɪˈpɛptɪk
cataleptic
ˌkætəˈlɛptɪk
dyspeptic
dɪsˈpɛptɪk
epileptic
ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk
eupeptic
ju:ˈpɛptɪk
narcoleptic
ˌnɑːkəˈlɛptɪk
neuroleptic
ˌnjʊərəʊˈlɛptɪk
nympholeptic
ˌnɪmfəˈlɛptɪk
organoleptic
ˌɔːɡənəʊˈlɛptɪk
parableptic
ˌpærəˈblɛptɪk
peptic
ˈpɛptɪk
postepileptic
ˌpəʊstˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk
sceptic
ˈskɛptɪk
septic
ˈsɛptɪk
skeptic
ˈskɛptɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROLEPTIC

prole
proleg
prolegomena
prolegomenal
prolegomenary
prolegomenon
prolegomenous
prolepses
prolepsis
proleptical
proleptically
proler
proletarian
proletarianise
proletarianism
proletarianize
proletarianness
proletariat
proletariate
proletaries

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROLEPTIC

apocalyptic
catheptic
Coptic
cryptic
elliptic
epanaleptic
Eurosceptic
fiber optic
fibre optic
haptic
metaleptic
optic
panoptic
postsynaptic
presynaptic
styptic
sylleptic
synaptic
synoptic
tryptic

Synonyms and antonyms of proleptic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proleptic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROLEPTIC

Find out the translation of proleptic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proleptic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proleptic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

proleptic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proléptico
570 millions of speakers

English

proleptic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

proleptic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبكر الانتياب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предваряющий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proleptic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রলেপ্টিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proleptic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proleptic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

proleptische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

早期に起こる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

proleptic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proleptic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

proleptic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரோலெப்டிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Proleptic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilerisini düşünerek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prolettico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proleptic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

застережно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proleptică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

την προληπτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proleptiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proleptic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proleptic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proleptic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROLEPTIC»

The term «proleptic» is normally little used and occupies the 133.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROLEPTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proleptic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proleptic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proleptic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROLEPTIC»

Discover the use of proleptic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proleptic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Proleptic Priests: Priesthood in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Scholer begins with an examination of the role and function of the priesthood found in the Old Testament, Pseudepigrapha, Qumran, rabbinic, Philo and mystery traditions.
John Scholer, 1991
2
Studies on Agreement
Proleptic agreement as a good design property Norbert Corver This article investigates the phenomenon of proleptic (i.e. anticipatory) agreement, more specifically the anticipatory occurrence of the Dutch inflectional morpheme -e on degree ...
João Costa, Maria Cristina Figueiredo Silva, 2006
3
Free Grace Soteriology
Does anyone really want to interpret the other verbs proleptically (the “done deal” use of the aorist tense where the future is so certain it is spoken of as already accomplished): proleptic . . . past time . . . past time . . . proleptic . . . proleptic ...
Dave Anderson, Ph D David R Anderson
4
Promises of Our Circles: A Proleptic Journey to Kingdom ...
PROMISES OF OUR CIRCLES: A Proleptic Journey to Kingdom Economics 1.
Lamont Robinson, 2007
5
The Finn Episode in Beowulf: An Essay in Interpretation
The question therefore becomes, whether on general grounds it is more likely, or not, that the pronoun has a proleptic reference. The proleptic use of the pronoun is fairly common in Beowulf“. On the other hand it may be argued that this ...
R. A. Williams, 2011
6
Rhetoric and Ar gumentation in the Beginning of the XX Century
This analysis shows how proleptic argumentation works and what its basic structure is. A proleptic argument is similar to any ordinary argument except that it builds in a potential objection to the given argument in advance of that objection  ...
Henrique Jales Ribeiro, 2009
7
Grammatical Relations in Romani: The Noun Phrase
PROLEPTIC AND RESUMPTIVE OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ROMANI A BALKAN NOUN PHRASE PERSPECTIVE VICTOR A. FRIEDMAN University of Chicago 1 . Introduction The use of a proleptic or resumptive oblique pronoun that agrees ...
Viktor El_ik, Yaron Matras, 2000
8
Centering on God: Method and Message in Luke-Acts
The association of God with promises has strong analeptic and proleptic overtones. Promises recall not only commitments in the past but also commitments to be fulfilled in the future. Mary's allusion to God's promises to Abraham attaches the ...
Robert Lawson Brawley, 1990
9
Modernism and Mourning
Double Sorrow: Proleptic Elegy and the End of Arcadianism in 1930s Britain Patricia Rae Yes, we are going to suffer, now; the sky Throbs like a feverish forehead; pain is real; The groping searchlights suddenly reveal The little natures that will ...
Patricia Rae, 2007
10
Macbeth
To smother function or thought's ordinary operation by surmise, which is anticipation but not action, is to be dominated by what might be called the proleptic imagination, which is Macbeth's great burden and his tragedy. Though the murder of ...
Harold Bloom, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROLEPTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proleptic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
deal full of heroic assumptions
In formal rhetoric, prolepsis means the anticipation of possible objections to an argument for the sake of answering them. So let's be proleptic ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
The Best Arguments for an Iran Deal
In formal rhetoric, prolepsis means the anticipation of possible objections to an argument for the sake of answering them. So let's be proleptic ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Steven Carroll's Forever Young shows longing for lost youth
The temporal setting ranges from the late 1940s to 1977 (and beyond, in some proleptic moments). The series began in 2001 with The Art of ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
4
The 'canonicity' of Kafka.
The killing machine of the Penal Colony is both analeptic and proleptic. The trenches of the Western Front were not so far from the Colony. «The Fortnightly Review, Jun 15»
5
'Game of Thrones': Prepare for Season 5 in just 2 minutes
And he finally makes it to the North and woods and low and behold there's the proleptic three eyed raven. An castle black John Snow knows ... «CNET, Apr 15»
6
A New Book on Lies and the Lying Liars We Are
There's a proleptic shadow on Eve's lie, something heartsore that points at the brokenness or inadequacy of the world-as-is. Addressing these ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 15»
7
Unlocking Florence's answer to the Sistine chapel
If a book which freely uses words such as 'thaumaturgic', 'paratactic', 'imbricated' and 'proleptic' would at first glance seem to exclude a ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jan 15»
8
This Word is Toast: Slang From Cult Films
I'm gonna turn this guy into toast."* But thanks to some ad-libbing from Bill Murray—"This chick is toast"—it was instead the proleptic form which ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»
9
Complex Portraiture, Fragmented Yet With Teeth
... her home, then her journey to Greece as Agamemnon's booty, and, ultimately, the proleptic mourning of gory end (known to no one but her) ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Nov 14»
10
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council v KW and Others [2014 …
... someone of your age and station whose freedom is not limited" (in Mostyn J's words "this was a proleptic rather than an actual constraint"). «Family Law Week, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Proleptic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/proleptic>. May 2024 ».
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