Prochronism

Prochronism
Prochronism Pro"chro*nism, n. [Gr. ? preceding in time; ? before + ? time: cf. F. prochronisme.] The dating of an event before the time it happened; an antedating; -- opposed to {metachronism}. [1913 Webster]

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  • prochronism — /proh kreuh niz euhm, prok reuh /, n. a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis. Cf. anachronism, parachronism. [1640 50; PRO 2 + Gk chrón(os) time + ISM. See ANACHRONISM] * *… …   Universalium

  • prochronism — noun /ˈpɹoʊkɹənɪzm,ˈpɹɑkɹənɪzm/ An error in chronological order in which one is ascribed an earlier time. See Also: prochronistic, parachronism, metachronism, anachronism …   Wiktionary

  • prochronism — prochro·nism …   English syllables

  • prochronism —   n. error of assigning to an event a date before its real date …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • prochronism — /pro(w)kranizam/ An error in chronology, consisting in dating a thing before it happened …   Black's law dictionary

  • prochronism — n. the action of referring an event etc. to an earlier date than the true one. Etymology: PRO (2) + Gk khronos time …   Useful english dictionary

  • prochronisms — noun /ˈpɹoʊkɹənɪzmz,ˈpɹɑkɹənɪzmz/ Plural of prochronism. See Also: prochronism, parachronism, metachronism, anachronism …   Wiktionary

  • anachronism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. misdate, prolepsis, anticipation; metachronism, parachronism, prochronism. See time, error. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misdate, misdating, antedate, postdate, prochronism, chronological error,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Anachronism — An anachronism (from the Greek ana ανά , against, anti , and chronos χρόνος , time ) is anything that is temporally incongruous in the time period it has been placed in mdash;that is, it appears in a temporal context in which it seems… …   Wikipedia

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