parachronistic

parachronistic
Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.

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  • parachronism — parachronistic, adj. /pa rak reuh niz euhm/, n. a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one. Cf. anachronism, prochronism. [1635 45; PARA 1 + CHRON + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • out of date — adjective a) Too old to be used; not current; invalid; outmoded. My bus pass is out of date Ill have to go buy a new one. b) Not conforming to the current fashion or style; old fashioned …   Wiktionary

  • outdated — adjective a) Out of date, old fashioned, antiquated. His outdated word processing software could not read the files I sent. b) Out of date; not the latest one. Your version of the document is outdated. Syn: parachronistic, superse …   Wiktionary

  • parachronism — noun /pɚˈækɹənɪzm/ An error in chronological order in which one is ascribed a later time; metachronism. See Also: parachronistic, prochronism, metachronism, anachronism …   Wiktionary

  • parachronisms — noun /pɚˈækɹənɪzmz/ Plural of parachronism. See Also: prochronism, parachronistic, metachronism, anachronism …   Wiktionary

  • anachronism — noun /əˈnækɹəˌnɪzm̩/ a) A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. His movements, his clothes, everything about him, seemed slightly out of place in this assembly. He spoiled the pattern; like Alvin, he… …   Wiktionary

  • prochronistic — adjective Belonging to a later time; technically advanced for its time. Ant: parachronistic …   Wiktionary

  • anachronistic — Synonyms and related words: ahead of time, antedated, beforehand, behind time, behindhand, dated, early, foredated, late, metachronistic, misdated, mistimed, out of date, out of season, overdue, parachronistic, past due, postdated, prochronistic …   Moby Thesaurus

  • beforehand — Synonyms and related words: ahead, ahead of time, anachronistic, ante, antedated, before, beforetime, behind time, behindhand, betimes, dated, earlier, early, fore, foredated, foresightedly, forward, in advance, in anticipation, late,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • behind time — Synonyms and related words: after time, ahead of time, anachronistic, antedated, backward, beforehand, behind, behindhand, belatedly, dated, deep into, early, far on, foredated, late, metachronistic, misdated, mistimed, none too soon, out of date …   Moby Thesaurus

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