prochronism


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prochronism

(ˈprəʊkrəˌnɪzəm)
n
an error in dating that places an event earlier than it actually occurred. Compare parachronism
[C17: from pro-2 + Greek khronos time + -ism, by analogy with anachronism]
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prochronism

the dating of an event as earlier than its actual occurrence. Cf. parachronism. — prochronic, adj.
See also: Time
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