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Anachronism

A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Anachronic 74% connected

Alt. of Anachronical

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Anachronic 74% connected

Alt. of Anachronical

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Anachronistic 74% connected

Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.

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Anachronistic 74% connected

Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.

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Anachronous 74% connected

Containing an anachronism; anachronistic.

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Anachronous 74% connected

Containing an anachronism; anachronistic.

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Misdating 92% connected

of Misdate

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Archaeology noun · 78% connection

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

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Archeology noun · 78% connection

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

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Archaeologic adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Archaeological adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Archeologic adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Archeological adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Corporeal adjective · 78% connection

having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…

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Culture noun · 78% connection

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…

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Dig noun · 78% connection

the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

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Digging noun · 78% connection

the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

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Excavation noun · 78% connection

the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

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Material adjective · 78% connection

having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…

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Action noun · 78% connection

The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Anachorism noun · 78% connection

An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Annals n. pl. · 78% connection

A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Calendar noun · 78% connection

a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc.); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Catastrophe noun · 78% connection

An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Check bit noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Chronologer noun · 78% connection

A person who investigates dates of events and transactions; one skilled in chronology.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Chronological adjective · 78% connection

Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; according to the order of time; as, chronological tables.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Chronologies pl. · 78% connection

of Chronology

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Course noun · 78% connection

Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Cycle noun · 78% connection

An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Dog days unknown · 78% connection

A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early par…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Early adverb · 78% connection

In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to late; as, the early b…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Epoch noun · 78% connection

A fixed point of time, established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of time marked by an event…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Equivocation noun · 78% connection

falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Error noun · 78% connection

A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Errorist noun · 78% connection

One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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Forgery noun · 78% connection

criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: misplacing, error, order, time, chronology.
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