What is "anachronism" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does anachronism mean in English? Meaning of anachronism definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "anachronism" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "anachronism": something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

Noun

  • Meaning: something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
  • Synonyms: anachronism misdating mistiming
  • Hypernyms: timekeeping
  • Meaning of "anachronism": an artifact that belongs to another time

    Noun

  • Meaning: an artifact that belongs to another time
  • Synonyms: anachronism
  • Hypernyms: artefact artifact
  • Meaning of "anachronism": a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

    Noun

  • Meaning: a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age
  • Synonyms: anachronism
  • Hypernyms: anomaly unusual person
  • Synonyms:

    misplacement, solecism, prolepsis, chronological error, metachronism, misdate, postdate,

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