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- noun Plural of
analepsis .
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Examples
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However, I will permit myself -- and more importantly, will beg your indulgence for -- analepses and occasional analogies where my own admittedly subjective views and readings seem to demand them...or at least wish for them in a spirit of whimsical velleity.
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As soon as her name is mentioned, it is implied that she is Axler's girlfriend; and their meeting is then described through analepses.
The Cult xec8 2009
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