Prolepsis is a hyponym of ampliatio.
In rhetoric|lang=en terms the difference between prolepsis and ampliatio
is that prolepsis is (rhetoric) the assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it while ampliatio is (rhetoric) using an epithet of something or someone when that epithet is not applicable.
As nouns the difference between prolepsis and ampliatio
is that prolepsis is (rhetoric) the assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it while ampliatio is (rhetoric) using an epithet of something or someone when that epithet is not applicable.
prolepsis
English
Noun
(
prolepses)
(rhetoric) The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
(logic) The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
(grammar, rhetoric) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
(philosophy, epistemology) A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world. (rfex)
(botany) 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.
Synonyms
* (representation of something that has occurred before its time) anachronism, flashforward, foreshadowing
* (anticipation of objection to an argument) procatalepsis
* left dislocation
Antonyms
* (botany) syllepsis
Derived terms
* proleptic
Related terms
* -lepsy
* syllepsis
References
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ampliatio
English
Noun
(-)
(rhetoric) Using an epithet of something or someone when that epithet is not applicable.
(Roman law) A deferred decision.
Synonyms
* (Roman law) adjournment
Hyponyms
* (rhetoric) prolepsis
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