Proleptical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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