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anachrony

(ə-năkˈrə-nē)

noun

Discrepancy between the chronological order of events and the order in which they are related in a plot.

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Origin: anachron(ism)

Origin: + -y²

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anˌa·chronˈic (ănˌə-krŏnˈĭk) adjective

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