metachronism

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, behind”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) +‎ -ism

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məˈtækɹənɪzm/

Noun

metachronism (plural metachronisms)

  1. An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.

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References
  • metachronism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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