Word of the day - Proleptic

I found a word that I like today: proleptic

\Pro*lep”tic\, Proleptical \Pro*lep”tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. proleptique.] 1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. “A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom.” –De Quincey.

2. Previous; antecedent. –Glanvill.

3. (Med.) Anticipating the usual time; — applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
–Dictionary.com

For some odd reason, I really like that word. Proleptic. Yea.

Continue reading » · Written on: 07-16-03 · 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Word of the day - Proleptic”

  1. kita wrote:

    I keep refreshing cause I think my computer is broken when I come here and don’t see new stuff!

     July 21st, 2003 at 4:52 pm
  2. Damon wrote:

    I do too, oddly enough. I’m quite the bum.

     July 21st, 2003 at 7:34 pm
  3. cia wrote:

    same here!

     July 22nd, 2003 at 6:20 am
  4. Anonymous wrote:

    Is your life if finally broadening beyond the computer, Damon??!

     July 22nd, 2003 at 6:52 am
  5. Anonymous wrote:

    good lord, no! it cannot be true.

     July 22nd, 2003 at 8:59 am

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