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parachronistic

parachronistic adjective: belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.

Adjective

parachronistic (comparative more parachronistic, superlative most parachronistic)

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 Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.

Synonyms of parachronistic

Antonyms

Forms of parachronistic

comparativemore parachronistic
superlativemost parachronistic

Origin of parachronistic

Superficially para- (“beside; next to, parallel”) + chronistic. Compare anachronistic.

Questions about parachronistic

What does parachronistic mean?
Parachronistic means belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.
What part of speech is parachronistic?
Parachronistic is an adjective.

Words near parachronistic in the dictionary

  1. parachromatopsia
  2. parachromophoric
  3. parachronic
  4. parachronism
  5. parachronisms
  6. parachronistic
  7. parachrose
  8. parachrysotile
  9. parachrysotiles
  10. parachurch
  11. parachurches

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