"achronic" meaning in English

See achronic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /eɪˈkɹɒnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-achronic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more achronic [comparative], most achronic [superlative]
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  1. Timeless. Synonyms (timeless): atemporal
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  2. (astronomy, not comparable) Happening at sunset (of the rise or fall of a star; opposed to cosmic). Tags: not-comparable Translations (astronomy): achroniczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-achronic-en-adj-en:astronomy Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomy': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: achronicity

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most achronic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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              199,
              207
            ]
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          "text": "Enlightenment quarrels between pro-Frankish and pro-Gaulish factions were now a political curio, and only ancient Rome and Greece – so far removed in time and space that they seemed both utopian and achronic – provided any sort of positive historical referent.",
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        "Timeless."
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        [
          "Timeless",
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          "sunset",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/eɪˈkɹɒnɪk/"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "timeless",
      "word": "atemporal"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "astronomy",
      "word": "achroniczny"
    }
  ],
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}

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