metachronism
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, behind”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ism.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈtækɹənɪzm/
Noun
metachronism (plural metachronisms)
- An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
Related terms
Translations
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References
- “metachronism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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