"procataleptic" meaning in English

See procataleptic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more procataleptic [comparative], most procataleptic [superlative]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-procataleptic-en-adj-aJ3XTfMW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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