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Parachronism — Pa*rach ro*nism (p[.a]*r[a^]k r[ o]*n[i^]z m), n. [Pref. para + Gr. ? time: cf. F. parachronisme.] An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time of its occurrence. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parachronism — A parachronism (from the Greek παρά , on the side, and χρόνος , time ) is anything that appears in a temporal context in which, though not sufficiently out of place as to be impossible, is not normally found in that time period. The item is often … Wikipedia
parachronism — noun /pɚˈækɹənɪzm/ An error in chronological order in which one is ascribed a later time; metachronism. See Also: parachronistic, prochronism, metachronism, anachronism … Wiktionary
parachronism — pÉ™ rækrÉ™nɪzm n. chronological mistake in which one incorrectly dates an event later than it truly occurred … English contemporary dictionary
parachronism — [pə rakrənɪz(ə)m] noun an error in chronology, especially by assigning too late a date. Origin C17: from para 1 + Gk khronos time + ism, perh. suggested by anachronism … English new terms dictionary
parachronism — pa·rach·ro·nism … English syllables
parachronism — n. error of chronology, especially placing event at date later than when it actually happened. ♦ parachronistic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
parachronism — /paraekranizam/ Error in the computation of time … Black's law dictionary
parachronism — n. an error in chronology, esp. by assigning too late a date. Etymology: PARA (1) + Gk khronos time, perh. after anachronism … Useful english dictionary
Anachronism — An anachronism (from the Greek ana ανά , against, anti , and chronos χρόνος , time ) is anything that is temporally incongruous in the time period it has been placed in mdash;that is, it appears in a temporal context in which it seems… … Wikipedia
