anachronism

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin anachronismus < Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός < ἀναχρονίζω (referring to the wrong time) < ἀνά (up against) + χρονίζω (spending time) < χρόνος (time).

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  • IPA: /əˈnækɹəˌnɪzm̩/

[edit] Noun

Singular
anachronism

Plural
anachronisms

anachronism (plural anachronisms)

  1. A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
  2. A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
    • 1956: His movements, his clothes, everything about him, seemed slightly out of place in this assembly. He spoiled the pattern; like Alvin, he was an anachronism. — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 32

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