Achronological
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Achronological is an adjective meaning (chiefly literature, film) Not chronological; proceeding through time in a nonlinear fashion.
Meaning
(chiefly literature, film) Not chronological; proceeding through time in a nonlinear fashion.
Example Sentences
The Time Traveler's Wife tracks the achronological course of their lifelong love affair.
Another reason was the apparently inspired pairing of screenwriter Dennis Potter and director Nicolas Roeg, two dark poets of psychic subtexts and achronological memory flashes.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unchronological, nonchronological, anachronical, nonsequential, anachronic, unsequential.
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