"procataleptic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more procataleptic [comparative], most procataleptic [superlative]
Etymology: From procatalepsis + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|procatalepsis|ic}} procatalepsis + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} procataleptic (comparative more procataleptic, superlative most procataleptic)
  1. (rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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