Dictionary  pro•lep•sisPronunciation: (prō-lep'sis), [key] —n., —pl. -sesPronunciation: (-sēz). [key] 1. Rhet.the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance. 2. the assigning of a person, event, etc., to a period earlier than the actual one; the representation of something in the future as if it already existed or had occurred; prochronism. 3. the use of a descriptive word in anticipation of its becoming applicable. 4. a fundamental conception or assumption in Epicureanism or Stoicism arising spontaneously in the mind without conscious reflection; thought provoked by sense perception. 5. Pathol.the return of an attack of a periodic disease or of a paroxysm before the expected time or at progressively shorter intervals. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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