"catachronism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catachronisms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”) and anachronism. See cata-. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κατά||downwards}} Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} catachronism (countable and uncountable, plural catachronisms)
  1. The recharacterization of the present in terms of inexorable outcomes in the future. Wikipedia link: Anthropocene Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-catachronism-en-noun-E~5T9wQ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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