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Anachrony vs Anachronism - What's the difference?

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anachrony

Not English

Anachrony has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'anachrony':

anacronym, anseriform, angeringly, angoricity, answerably, anacrotism, anocracy

anachronism

Noun

(en noun)
  • A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
  • A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
  • * 1956 , , The City and the Stars , page 32:
  • His movements, his clothes, everything about him, seemed slightly out of place in this assembly. He spoiled the pattern; like Alvin, he was an anachronism .

    Synonyms

    * throwback