prolepsis

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
 * 2)  The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
 * 3)  A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
 * 4)  A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.
 * 5)  Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
 * 6)  The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.
 * 1)  Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
 * 2)  The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.

Translations

 * French:
 * Irish: réamhthagra


 * French:
 * German: Prolepsis, Prolepse
 * Irish: réamhthagra
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: pangunguna


 * Irish: réamhthagra