anachronism
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismos), from ἀναχρονίζω (anakhronizo), “‘referring to the wrong time’”), from ἀνά (ana), “‘up against’”) + χρονίζω (khronizo), “‘spending time’”), which from χρόνος (khronos), “‘time’”).
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- IPA: /əˈnækɹəˌnɪzm̩/
[edit] Noun
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anachronism (plural anachronisms)
- A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
- A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
- 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 32:
- 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.
- 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 32:
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chronological mistake
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person or thing which seems to belong to a different time
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