A chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other Ancient greek orpheus with a violin (invented in the 16th century) rather than a lyre An anachronism (from the greek แผฮฝฮฌ ana, 'against' and ฯฯฯฮฝฮฟฯ khronos, 'time') is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of people, events, objects, language terms and customs from different time periods Existing out of its time in history Pertaining to or containing an anachronism. See examples of anachronistic used in a sentence.
Anachronistic synonyms, anachronistic pronunciation, anachronistic translation, english dictionary definition of anachronistic The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order One that is out of. Something (such as a word, an object, or an event) that is mistakenly placed in a time where it does not belong in a story, movie, etc. A person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and not to fit in the present Definition of anachronistic adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
An anachronism is something that doesn't fit its time period, like if you say you'll dial your smartphone.
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