| n. | 1. | (Rhet.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented. |
| 2. | (Chron.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time. | |
| 3. | (Gram.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; |
| Noun | 1. | prolepsis - anticipating and answering objections in advance |