anachronism
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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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- (GenAm, RP) enPR: ənăkʹrənĭzm, ənăkʹrənĭzəm; IPA: /əˈnækɹənɪzm/, /əˈnækɹənɪzəm/; SAMPA: /@"n{kr\@nIzm/, /@"n{kr\@nIz@m/
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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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