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  • noun Plural of parachronism.

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Examples

  • These huge events are refracted through the lens of conventional suburban America, with all kinds of anachronisms and parachronisms prancing through the text.

    Westword | Complete Issue 2009

  • Anachronisms were sometimes distinguished from parachronisms, chronological errors in which dates are set later than is correct.

    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day 2009

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