proleptic

prəˈlɛptɪk

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Definition of proleptic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

history

TECH.

extrapolated to dates before calendar adoption

TECH.

The proleptic calendar was used for historical events.

backdated

retrospective

rhetoric

TECH.

anticipating objections before they are raised

TECH.

His proleptic argument addressed all concerns in advance.

anticipatory

presumptive

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Origin of proleptic

Greek, prolepsis (anticipation)

Examples of proleptic in a sentence

Historians often rely on proleptic calculations for accuracy.
Her proleptic remarks silenced the critics.
The proleptic strategy preempted any counterarguments.

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French:proleptique, anticipatif, ...
German:proleptisch, ...
Italian:prolettico, anticipatorio, ...
Spanish:proléptico, anticipatorio, ...
Portuguese:proléptico, ...
Chinese:前摄的, 预见性的, ...
Japanese:暦法の, 予防的な, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِبَاقِيّ, استباقي الحجة, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹלֶפְּטִי, פְּרוֹלֶפְּטִי, ...
Russian:пролептический, предвосхищающий, ...
Ukrainian:пролептичний, ...
Hindi:प्रोलेप्टिक, पूर्वानुमानिक, ...
Bengali:প্রোলেপ্টিক, অগ্রিম অনুমানমূলক, ...
Catalan:proleptic, ...
Czech:proleptický, předjímající námitky, ...
Danish:proleptisk, ...
Dutch:proleptisch, ...
Greek:προληπτικός, προκαταβολικός, ...
Hungarian:proleptikus, megelőlegező, ...
Khmer:គណនាថយក្រោយទៅកាលបរិច្ឆេទមុនការអនុម័តប្រតិទិន, ដែលលើកយកការជំទាស់ដែលអាចកើតមានមកឆ្លើយតបជាមុន, ...
Korean:선행적인, 선제적인, ...
Persian:پیش‌نگرانه, پیش‌بینی‌کننده, ...
Polish:proleptyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):proléptico, antecipatório, ...
Romanian:proleptic, ...
Swedish:proleptisk, ...
Thai:คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้า, ที่คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:proleptik, önceden tahmin eden, ...
Vietnamese:tiên đoán, ...

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