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prochronism

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

pro•chro•nism (prō′krə niz′əm, prok′rə-),USA pronunciation n.

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

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prochronism /ˈprəʊkrəˌnɪzəm/ n

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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