anachronism
[ uh-nak-ruh-niz-uh m ]
/ əˈnæk rəˌnɪz əm /
noun
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.
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Origin of anachronism
OTHER WORDS FROM anachronism
an·a·chron·i·cal·ly [an-uh-kron-ik-lee] /ˌæn əˈkrɒn ɪk li/, adverbWords nearby anachronism
anacanthous,
anacardiaceous,
anacharis,
anachorism,
anachronic,
anachronism,
anachronistic,
anachronous,
anachrony,
anacidity,
anaclasis
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British Dictionary definitions for anachronism
anachronism
/ (əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed
a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another time
she regards the Church as an anachronism
Derived forms of anachronism
anachronistic, adjective anachronistically, adverbWord Origin for anachronism
C17: from Latin
anachronismus, from Greek
anakhronismos a mistake in chronology, from
anakhronizein to err in a time reference, from
ana- +
khronos time