anachrony

n.
Discrepancy between the chronological order of events and the order in which they are related in a plot.

[ANACHRON(ISM) + -Y².]

anachronic an'a·chron'ic (ăn'ə-krŏn'ĭk) adj.

anachrony [an‐ak‐rŏni], a term used in modern narratology to denote a discrepancy between the order in which events of the story occur and the order in which they are presented to us in the plot. Anachronies take two basic forms: ‘flashback’ or analepsis, and ‘flashforward’ or prolepsis.

Adjective: anachronic.

See also in medias res.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: chronologically misplaced
  Synonyms: anachronous, anachronistic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - anakronistisk

Français (French)
adj. - anachronique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anachronistisch, zeitwidrig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αναχρονικός, αναχρονιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
anacronistico, anacronisticamente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - anacrônico

Русский (Russian)
анахроничный, устаревший

Español (Spanish)
adj. - anacrónico, anacrónicamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - anakronisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
时代错误的, 落伍过时的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 時代錯誤的, 落伍過時的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시대 착오의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 時代錯誤的な

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא בעיתו, אנכרוני‬

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