proleptic, a. [Gr. : cf. F. proleptique.].
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Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
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Previous; antecedent. Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
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Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition. [1913 Webster]