analepsis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνάληψις (análēpsis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæn.əˈlɛp.sɪs/ Hyphenation: an‧a‧lep‧sis === Noun === 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 Synonym: flashback Antonyms: prolepsis, flashforward (medicine, archaic) Recovery of strength after sickness. (obsolete, medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder. ==== Translations ==== === References === “analepsis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === Flashback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάληψις (análēpsis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aː.naːˈlɛp.sɪs/ Rhymes: -ɛpsɪs === Noun === analepsis f (uncountable, no diminutive) analepsis Coordinate term: prolepsis ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === analepsis on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάληψις (análēpsis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anaˈlebsis/ [a.naˈleβ̞.sis] Rhymes: -ebsis Syllabification: a‧na‧lep‧sis === Noun === analepsis f (uncountable) analepsis ==== See also ==== prolepsis === Further reading === “analepsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025