ANACHRONISM, in Matters of Chronology, an Error in Computation of Time; whereby an Event is placed earlier than it really happened. See TIME, and CHRONOLOGY. Such is that of Virgil, who places Dido in Africa at the Time of Aeneas; though, in reality, she did not come there till 300 Years after the taking of Troy—An Error on the other side, whereby a Fact is placed later, and lower than it should be, is called a Parachronism. See PARACHRONISM. The Word is compounded of the Greek ἀνά (ana), backwards, higher, and χρόνος (chronos), Time.
