parachronism

noun

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

Compare anachronism, prochronism.

Origin:
1635–45; para-¹ + chron- + -ism

Related forms

par·ach·ro·nis·tic, adjective

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parachronism (pəˈrækrəˌnɪzəm)

—n
	Compare prochronism an error in dating, esp by giving too late a date

[C17: from para-¹ + -chronism, as in anachronism]

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