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(pȧ-răk′rō̍-nĭz’m)

Noun.

[Pref.

para-

+ Gr. [GREEK] time: cf. F.

parachronisme

An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time of its occurrence.

[R.]

Noun.

[Gr. beyond, and time.] An error in chronology; a mistake in regard to the true date of an event.

parachronism ‎(plural parachronisms)

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