analepsis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀνάληψις (análēpsis).
Noun
[edit]analepsis (countable and uncountable, plural analepses)
- A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
- (medicine, archaic) Recovery of strength after sickness.
- (obsolete, medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
Translations
[edit]form of flashback
References
[edit]- “analepsis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάληψις (análēpsis).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]analepsis f (uncountable)
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “analepsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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