anachronism
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/əˈnækrənɪzəm/
🇬🇧
/əˈnækrənɪzəm/
noun
R
something or someone that seems out of place because it belongs to an earlier time
Using a typewriter today is an anachronism.
R
a mistake in placing something in a time period that is not correct
The movie had several anachronisms, like showing a smartphone in the 18th century.
translation
something or someone that seems out of place because it belongs to an earlier time; a mistake in placing something in a time period that is not correct
Word Forms
Plural
anachronisms