anachronistic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 References

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
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[edit] Adjective

anachronistic (comparative more anachronistic, superlative most anachronistic)

1. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time.

   If you know where to look in the movie, you can spot an anachronistic wrist watch on one of the Roman soldiers.

2. (of a person) having an opinion of the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; over-conservative.

[edit] Synonyms

• anachronous
• outdated, archaic

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[edit] See also

• anachronist
• incongruent
• parachronistic
• prochronistic

[edit] References

• anachronistic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• anachronistic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913