The difference between Archaic and Parachronistic
When used as adjectives, archaic means of or characterized by antiquity, whereas parachronistic means belonging to an earlier time.
Archaic is also noun with the meaning: a general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/paleo-indian paleo-indian]', ‘paleo-american', ‘american‐paleolithic', &c.) of human presence in the western hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘woodland', etc.).
check bellow for the other definitions of Archaic and Parachronistic
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Archaic as a noun (archaeology, US, usually capitalized):
A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Indian Paleo-Indian]', ‘Paleo-American', ‘American‐paleolithic', &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland', etc.).
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Archaic as a noun (paleoanthropology):
(A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
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Archaic as an adjective:
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
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Archaic as an adjective (of words):
No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
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Archaic as an adjective (archaeology):
Belonging to the archaic period
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Parachronistic as an adjective:
Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.