Etymology

proslepsis

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Today it means: The pretence of passing over a subject while at the same time describing it fully. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρόσληψις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόσληψις
  2. English todayproslepsis

From the Ancient Greek πρόσληψις (próslēpsis).

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