English Explanatory Dictionary

proleptics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The art and science of predicting in medicine.
  2. The art of making of predictions.
  3. The act of making prophecies.
  4. The elaboration and exploration of proleptic themes and ideas; the employment of prolepsis.
  5. plural of proleptic.

Word forms

proleptics

Etymology

From proleptic + -ics.

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