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单词 parachronism
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parachronism

[ pa-rak-ruh-niz-uhm ]
/ pæˈræk rəˌnɪz əm /

noun

a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
Compare anachronism, prochronism.

Origin of parachronism

First recorded in 1635–45; para-1 + chron- + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM parachronism

par·ach·ro·nis·tic, adjective

Words nearby parachronism

paracholera, parachordal, parachroma, parachromatopsia, parachromatosis, parachronism, parachute, parachute brake, parachute mitral valve, parachute reflex, parachute rigger
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Example sentences from the Web for parachronism

  • Parachronism, par-ak′ron-izm, n. an error in dating an event by which it is made to appear later than it really was.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for parachronism

parachronism
/ (pəˈrækrəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

an error in dating, esp by giving too late a dateCompare prochronism

Word Origin for parachronism

C17: from para- 1 + -chronism, as in anachronism
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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