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Parachronism

Parachronism \Pa*rach"ro*nism\ (p[.a]*r[a^]k"r[-o]*n[i^]z'm), n. An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time of its occurrence. [R.]

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parachronism

n. An error in chronological order in which one is ascribed a later time; metachronism.