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terms | achronological |

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective achronological is

(chiefly|literature|film) not chronological; proceeding through time in a nonlinear fashion.

terms

English

Noun

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    achronological

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, literature, film) Not chronological; proceeding through time in a nonlinear fashion
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=October 14, author=Jonathan Rosenbaum, title=Muddled Americans, work=Chicago Reader citation
  • , passage=Another reason was the apparently inspired pairing of screenwriter Dennis Potter and director Nicolas Roeg, two dark poets of psychic subtexts and achronological memory flashes. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2003, date=September 26, author=Martha Bayne, title=Things Are Going Very Well for Audrey Niffenegger, work=Chicago Reader citation
  • , passage=The Time Traveler's Wife tracks the achronological course of their lifelong love affair. }}

    Derived terms

    * achronologically