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proleptic
noun(pro-lep-sis)
anticipation: such as
proleptic
noun(pro-lep-sis)
the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished
proleptic
noun(pro-lep-sis)
the application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation of the result of the action of the verb (as in "while yon slow oxen turn the furrowed plain")

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