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Word of the Day - parachronism
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parachronism
/pəˈrakrənɪz(ə)m/
noun
An error in chronology, especially by assigning too late a date.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from para- ‘beyond’ + Greek khronos ‘time’ + -ism, perhaps suggested by anachronism.
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Parachronism is frequently evidenced by stories placing humans and dinosaurs in the same time period.
