PROLEPSES
/pɹoʊˈlɛpsiz/
13
Scrabble
16
WWF
P(3) R(1) O(1) L(1) E(1) P(3) S(1) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
/pɹoʊˈlɛpsiz/
noun
- The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
- The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
- (grammar) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
- A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.
- Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
Source: Wiktionary
