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anachrony

American

[uh-nak-ruh-nee] / əˈnæk rə ni /

noun

plural

anachronies

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.

Other Word Forms

anachronic adjective

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