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a·nach·ro·ny (ə-năkʹrə-nē)
n.
Discrepancy between the chronological order of events and the order in which they are related in a plot.[anachronism + -y2.] an'a·chronʹic (ăn'ə-krŏnʹĭk) adj.
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