Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parachronistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parachro-nis-tic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.

Etymology

Superficially para- (“beside; next to, parallel”) + chronistic. Compare anachronistic.

Inflected Forms

more parachronistic (comparative) most parachronistic (superlative)

Synonyms

antiquated archaic old-fashioned outdated outmoded

Antonyms

prochronistic up-to-date

Questions

What does parachronistic mean?: Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.
Where does parachronistic come from?: Superficially para- (“beside; next to, parallel”) + chronistic. Compare anachronistic.

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