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noun
An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, behind”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ism.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
