Definition of: anachronism

(ə·nak′rə·niz′əm) noun
1. A chronological error.
2. Something occurring or represented as occurring out of its proper time. [<F anachronisme <L anachronismus <Gk. anachronismos <anachronizein refer to a wrong time <ana- against + chronos time]
—an·a·chron·ic (an′ə·kron′ik), a·nach′·ro·nis′tic, a·nach′ ro·nis′ ti·cal, a·nach′ro·nous adjective

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