1. Taking something anticipated as already done, as in, "If you
don't do what I tell you, you're dead." 2. Anticipation of a
question that will likely arise from a claim, as in, "Tomorrow
will be sunny. I know the weather forecast predicts rain, but
the forecast is wrong more often than it is right." 3. Misstating
the existence of something before its time, as 'the precolonial
United States'.
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