Word: prolepsis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
lep
sis
Definition: The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.
Morphemes:
Affix: prolepsis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: προ-
Language: el
Decoded: pro-
Meaning: before
Affix: λαμβάνω
Language: el
Decoded: lambano
Meaning: receive
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process