proleptic

Pro*lep"tic, Pro*lep"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. proleptique.] 1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. "A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom." De Quincey. 2. Previous; antecedent. Glanvill. 3. (Med.) Defn: Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.

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