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parachronism
This entry is located in the following units: -ism, -ismus (page 41) para-, par- (page 3)
parachronism (s) (noun), parachronism (pl)
An error in chronology; usually taken as one in which an event, etc., is given too late a date than the proper one: When planning their trip to Canada, the family miscalculated and set the return flight too late, and after school had already started! The children thought that this parachronism was just great!
This entry is located in the following units: chrono-, chron- (page 9) para-, par- (page 3)