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Definition: Proleptical
Proleptic
\Pro*lep"tic\, Proleptical
\Pro*lep"tic*al\, a. [Gr.
?: cf. F. proleptique.]
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1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative.
“A
far-seeing or proleptic wisdom.” --De Quincey.
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2. Previous; antecedent. --Glanvill.
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3. (Med.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a
periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier
hour at every repetition.
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