What does "proleptic" mean?
Proleptic: Previous; antecedent. Glanvill.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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