Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[anachron(ism) + –y.]

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Examples

  • Modern conventions have evolved from acrimony to anachrony, ignored by media and mocked by the public.

    Archive 2004-07-01 2004

  • Modern conventions have evolved from acrimony to anachrony, ignored by media and mocked by the public.

    Conventional Wisdom 2004

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  • general term for discrepancy between the chronological order of events and the order in which they are related in a plot. Includes analepsis and prolepsis

    July 16, 2009