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metachronism

/məˈtækɹənɪz(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metachro-nism
IPA
/məˈtækɹənɪz(ə)m/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, behind”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ism.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

metachronisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

metachronic prochronism parachronism anachronism

Questions

How do you pronounce metachronism?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈtækɹənɪz(ə)m/.
What does metachronism mean?
An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
Where does metachronism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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