Achronic
//eɪˈkɹɒnɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Timeless.
"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."
- 2 Happening at sunset (of the rise or fall of a star; opposed to cosmic). not-comparable
Synonyms
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From a- + chronic.
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