What does metachronism mean?

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metachro·nism

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Wiktionary

  1. metachronismnoun

    An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.

  2. Etymology: From μετά + χρόνος

Webster Dictionary

  1. Metachronismnoun

    an error committed in chronology by placing an event after its real time

  2. Etymology: [Gr. , , after the time, happening afterward; beyond + time: cf. F. mtachronisme.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Metachronism

    me-tak′ron-izm, n. an error made by placing an event after its real time. [Fr.,—Gr. metachronosmeta, beyond, chronos, time.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of metachronism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of metachronism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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