PROCHRONISM

Noun

prochronism (plural prochronisms)

An error in chronological order in which something is ascribed an earlier time than the actual one.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro"chro*nism n. Etym: [Gr. prochronisme.]

Definition: The dating of an event before the time it happened; an antedating; -- opposed to Ant: metachronism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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