anachronicadj.
/ˌanəˈkrɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌænəˈkrɑnɪk/ Involving an error in chronology; not in the correct chronological position or order; anachronistic.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > reckoning of time > chronology > [adjective] > assigned to a date > assigned to a wrong or different date
antedated1573
post-dateda1631
anachronical1731
misdated1743
anachronic1754
foretimed1832
backdated1858
1754 Universal Hist. (London rev. ed.) XXI. Pref. p. ix Two such anachronic errors, as that Moses's account of the creation was altogether unastronomical; and that his years of the antediluvian patriarchs consisted of no more than 360 days.
?c1819 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1992) III. 178 The anachronic mixture..of the Roman Republican..with the James-and-Charles-the-1st zeal for legitimacy of Descent, is amusing.
1914 M. Conway Sport of Collecting xi. 145 Restoration of a castle, in the sense of reconstructing it as an ancient fortress.., is anachronic.
2006 ELH 73 262 This anachronic preemption of systems independent of gold, to transform them into interchangeable terms for gold, is Mammon's particular knack.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
adj.1754