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anachrony

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a⋅nach⋅ro⋅ny

  [uh-nak-ruh-nee]
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–noun, plural -nies.
a discrepancy between the order of events in a story and the order in which they are presented in the plot. Anachronies are either flashbacks or flashforwards.
Related forms:
an⋅a⋅chron⋅ic [an-uh-kron-ik] , adjective
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a·nach·ro·ny   (ə-nāk'rə-nē)   
n.  Discrepancy between the chronological order of events and the order in which they are related in a plot.

[anachron(ism) + -y2.]
an'a·chron'ic (ān'ə-krŏn'ĭk) adj.
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