Meanings
adjectiveachronological (not comparable)
- not comparablebroadcastingNot chronological; proceeding through time in a nonlinear fashion
The Time Traveler's Wife tracks the achronological course of their lifelong love affair.
2003 September 26, Martha Bayne, “Things Are Going Very Well for Audrey Niffenegger”, in Chicago Reader1 more example
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.
1988 October 14, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Muddled Americans”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
Translations
Finnish epäkronologinen
- epäkronologinennot chronological
Polish achronologiczny
- achronologicznynot chronological
Portuguese acronológico
- acronológiconot chronological
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APA
achronological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achronological
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“achronological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achronological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achronological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achronological.
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