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metachronism

noun as in anachronism

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Metachronism, me-tak′ron-izm, n. an error made by placing an event after its real time.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to metachronism, such as: misplacement, prolepsis, solecism, chronological error, misdate, and postdate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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