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anachronic

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a·nach·ro·ny  (-nkr-n)
n.
Discrepancy between the chronological order of events and the order in which they are related in a plot.
[anachron(ism) + -y.]
ana·chronic (n-krnk) adj.
anachronic [ˌænəˈkrɒnɪk], anachronical
adj
out of chronological order or out of date
[see anachronism]
anachronically  adv
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Adj.1.anachronic - chronologically misplacedanachronic - chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic"
anachronistic, anachronous
asynchronous - not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
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