prolepsis

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This word is in the TWL06 Dictionary 13
This word is in the SOWPODS Dictionary 13

Prolepsis(n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.
Prolepsis(n.) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle.
Prolepsis(n.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time.
Prolepsis(n.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb.

Words within prolepsis

8 letter words: 7 results
leprosis
plerosis
prespoil
propless
slippers
sloppier
spoilers
7 letter words: 31 results
eslisor
espoirs
lippers
lispers
loppers
loppier
loppies
lorises
lossier
oppress
perosis
pipless
plessor
poisers
polises
popsies
porpess
preloss
propels
prossie
ripples
rissole
sippers
sipples
slipper
slopers
slopier
soppier
spirole
splores
spoiler
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