antichronism
|an-ti-chron-ism|
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/ˌæn.tɪˈkrɑː.nɪ.zəm/
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/ˌæn.tɪˈkrɒn.ɪ.zəm/
against chronological order / opposed to time-order
Etymology
'antichronism' originates from Greek elements via modern English coinage: 'anti-' (Greek 'anti') meaning 'against' and 'chron-' from Greek 'chronos' meaning 'time', plus the suffix '-ism' (modern English formation).
'antichronism' was formed in modern English by combining the prefix 'anti-' with the root 'chron-' and the noun-forming suffix '-ism', modeled on similar formations such as 'anachronism'; it does not have a long separate history in older stages of English.
Initially the components literally meant 'against time' and the term has come to be used to denote either an object or idea that conflicts with chronological order or, more rarely, a stance opposing linear chronology.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an instance or thing that is contrary to chronological order; an error or incongruity in time (similar to 'anachronism').
The presence of a digital watch in the Roman-era scene was an obvious antichronism.
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Noun 2
(rare, theoretical) Opposition to or rejection of temporal sequencing or conventional historical chronology.
Some speculative philosophers discussed antichronism as a conceptual stance against linear time.
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