noun · femininethird declension
anteoccupātiō
anteoccupātiō f (genitive anteoccupātiōnis)
Classical[an.te.ɔk.kʊˈpaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[an.te.ok.kuˈpat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- rhetorican anticipation of objections; procatalepsis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | anteoccupātiō | anteoccupātiōnēs |
| genitive | anteoccupātiōnis | anteoccupātiōnum |
| dative | anteoccupātiōnī | anteoccupātiōnibus |
| accusative | anteoccupātiōnem | anteoccupātiōnēs |
| ablative | anteoccupātiōne | anteoccupātiōnibus |
| vocative | anteoccupātiō | anteoccupātiōnēs |
anteoccŭpātio and anteoccŭpo, better separately, ante occŭpātio, etc.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ante-occupātiō ōnis, f
—In rhet., an anticipation (of objections).
Origins
ante- (“before”) + occupātiō (“seizing, capturing”). Calque of Ancient Greek προκατάληψις (prokatálēpsis).