discronías
English translation: dyschrony
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| 3 | fateful/ominous dates |
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| discronía dyschrony Explanation: "Alterations resulting from shift work, transmeridian flight, or altered day lengths are known as desynchronosis, dysrhythmia, dyschrony, jet lag, or jet syndrome." Used in a figurative sense here of the times being out of joint. |
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fateful/ominous dates Explanation: It might be better to abandon the Greek terms altogether, as bad timesthey will be meaningless to the majority of people, and use some paraphrase. The dates mentioned all refer to actual or fictional bad times. Reference: http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-nov-... |
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