prochronism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprəʊkrəˌnɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō′krə niz′əm, prok′rə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•chro•nism  (prō′krə niz′əm, prok′rə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one;
    prolepsis. Cf. anachronism, parachronism. 
  • pro-2 + Greek chrón(os) time + -ism. See anachronism 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prochronism /ˈprəʊkrəˌnɪzəm/ n
  1. an error in dating that places an event earlier than it actually occurred
    Compare parachronism
Etymology: 17th Century: from pro-2 + Greek khronos time + -ism, by analogy with anachronism
'prochronism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
parachronism - anachronism - prolepsis

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