What does "prolepsis" mean?
Prolepsis: (Chron.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time.
Additional senses
- 2.(Gram.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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