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Definition prolepsis

Etymology

From Latin prolepsis, from Ancient Greek ???????? (pról?psis, “preconception, anticipation”), from ?????????? (prolambán?, “take beforehand, anticipate”)

Noun

prolepsis (countable and uncountable, plural prolepses)

Examples (rhetoric)

Dead man walking. (He's not dead yet.)

Examples (grammar, rhetoric)

That noise, I just heard it again.

  1. (rhetoric) The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
  2. (logic) The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
  3. (grammar, rhetoric) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
  4. (philosophy, epistemology) A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.
  5. (botany) 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.
  6. (authorship) The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.

Results 311 Words with the letters PROLEPSIS

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15 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
NONPHILOSOPHERS 28
PERSPICACIOUSLY 31
PREPROFESSIONAL 26
14 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
AMPHIPROSTYLES 28
CEPHALOSPORINS 27
LEPIDOPTERISTS 22
PHILOSOPHIZERS 34
POLYDISPERSITY 26
SPOROPOLLENINS 24
SUPERDIPLOMATS 26
SUPERIMPOSABLE 28
13 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
LAPAROSCOPIES 23
LEPTOSPIROSES 20
LEPTOSPIROSIS 20
PERSPICUOUSLY 27
PLEOMORPHISMS 28
12 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
OPPRESSIVELY 25
OVERSUPPLIES 24
PHILOSOPHERS 23
POLARISCOPES 22
POLYDISPERSE 22
SPERMOPHILES 24
11 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
LEPTOSPIRES 18
POPULARISES 19
10 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
PROPOLISES 17
9 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
PROLEPSIS 16
8 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
SLIPPERS 15
SLOPPIER 15
SPOILERS 12
7 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
LIPPERS 14
LISPERS 11
LOPPERS 14
LOPPIER 14
LORISES 8
OPPRESS 13
PLESSOR 11
POISERS 10
POPSIES 13
PROPELS 14
PROSSIE 10
RIPPLES 14
RISSOLE 8
SIPPERS 13
SLIPPER 14
SLOPERS 11
SOPPIER 13
SPLORES 11
SPOILER 11
6 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
LESSOR 7
LIPPER 13
LISPER 10
LOPERS 10
LOPPER 13
LORIES 7
LOSERS 7
OILERS 7
ORIELS 7
OSIERS 6
PEPLOS 13
PERILS 10
PILOSE 10
PIPERS 12
PISSER 9
PLIERS 10
PLISSE 10
POISER 9
POISES 9
POLEIS 10
POLERS 10
POPSIE 12
POSERS 9
POSIES 9
PRISES 9
PROLES 10
PROPEL 13
PROSES 9
REOILS 7
RIPPLE 13
SEISOR 6
SIPPER 12
SLIPES 10
SLOPER 10
SLOPES 10
SORELS 7
SPEILS 10
SPEIRS 9
SPIELS 10
SPIERS 9
SPILES 10
SPIRES 9
SPLORE 10
SPOILS 10
SPORES 9
5 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
ISLES 6
LIERS 6
LISPS 9
LOESS 6
LOPER 9
LOPES 9
LORES 6
LORIS 6
LOSER 6
LOSES 6
OILER 6
ORIEL 6
ORLES 6
OSIER 5
PEPOS 11
PERIL 9
PERIS 8
PERPS 11
PESOS 8
PIERS 8
PILES 9
PIPER 11
PIPES 11
PISOS 8
PLIER 9
PLIES 9
PLOPS 12
POISE 8
POLER 9
POLES 9
POLIS 9
POPES 11
PORES 8
POSER 8
POSES 8
POSSE 8
PREPS 11
PRESS 8
PRIES 8
PRISE 8
PRISS 8
PROLE 9
PROPS 11
PROSE 8
PROSS 8
REOIL 6
REPOS 8
REPPS 11
RIELS 6
RILES 6
RIPES 8
RISES 5
ROILS 6
ROLES 6
ROPES 8
ROSES 5
SILOS 6
SIPES 8
SIRES 5
SLIER 6
SLIPE 9
SLIPS 9
SLOES 6
SLOPE 9
SLOPS 9
SOILS 6
SOLEI 6
SOLES 6
SOREL 6
SORES 5
SPEIL 9
SPEIR 8
SPIEL 9
SPIER 8
SPIES 8
SPILE 9
SPIRE 8
SPOIL 9
SPORE 8
4 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
EPOS 7
EROS 4
IRES 4
ISLE 5
LEIS 5
LESS 5
LIER 5
LIES 5
LIPS 8
LIRE 5
LISP 8
LOPE 8
LOPS 8
LORE 5
LOSE 5
LOSS 5
OILS 5
OLES 5
OPES 7
ORES 4
ORLE 5
OSES 4
PEPO 10
PEPS 10
PERI 7
PERP 10
PESO 7
PIER 7
PIES 7
PILE 8
PIPE 10
PIPS 10
PISO 7
PISS 7
PLIE 8
PLOP 11
POIS 7
POLE 8
POLS 8
POPE 10
POPS 10
PORE 7
POSE 7
PREP 10
PROP 10
PROS 7
PSIS 7
REIS 4
REPO 7
REPP 10
REPS 7
RIEL 5
RILE 5
RIPE 7
RIPS 7
RISE 4
ROES 4
ROIL 5
ROLE 5
ROPE 7
ROSE 4
SEIS 4
SELS 5
SERS 4
SILO 5
SIPE 7
SIPS 7
SIRE 4
SIRS 4
SLIP 8
SLOE 5
SLOP 8
SOIL 5
SOLE 5
SOLI 5
SOLS 5
SOPS 7
SORE 4
SORI 4
SRIS 4
3 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
ELS 4
ERS 3
ESS 3
IRE 3
LEI 4
LIE 4
LIP 7
LIS 4
LOP 7
OES 3
OIL 4
OLE 4
OPE 6
OPS 6
ORE 3
ORS 3
OSE 3
PEP 9
PER 6
PES 6
PIE 6
PIP 9
PIS 6
POI 6
POL 7
POP 9
PRO 6
PSI 6
REI 3
REP 6
RES 3
RIP 6
ROE 3
SEI 3
SEL 4
SER 3
SIP 6
SIR 3
SIS 3
SOL 4
SOP 6
SOS 3
SRI 3
2 letter words with the letters PROLEPSIS ↑
EL 3
ER 2
ES 2
IS 2
LI 3
LO 3
OE 2
OI 2
OP 5
OR 2
OS 2
PE 5
PI 5
RE 2
SI 2
SO 2

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