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anachrony
[ uh-nak-ruh-nee ]
/ 蓹藞n忙k r蓹 ni /
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noun, plural a路nach路ro路nies.
a discrepancy between the order of events in a story and the order in which they are presented in the plot: Anachronies are either flashbacks or flashforwards.
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OTHER WORDS FROM anachrony
an路a路chron路ic [an-uh-kron-ik], /藢忙n 蓹藞kr蓲n 瑟k/, adjectiveWords nearby anachrony
anachorism, anachronic, anachronism, anachronistic, anachronous, anachrony, anacidity, anaclastic, Anacletus, anaclinal, anaclisis
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