analepsis
/ˌænəˈlepsɪs/noun
उच्चारण ऐनलेप्सिस
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noun
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(in a story or film) a part that goes back to events that happened before the main story; a flashback
पूर्वदृश्य, फ़्लैशबैक
- The novel opens with an analepsis to the hero's childhood.
- The director uses an analepsis to show the heroine's life before she left her village.
- The film uses analepsis to show how the two friends first met.
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- An analepsis in chapter three reveals the secret from her past.
- Students were asked to find an analepsis in the short story.
Synonyms flashback
Opposite prolepsis flash-forward
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One-word substitution
Analepsis is a flashback, while prolepsis is a flash-forward to events in the future.
Analepsis का अर्थ flashback है, जबकि prolepsis भविष्य की घटनाओं की झलक (flash-forward) है।