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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
A
chronological
mistake
; the
erroneous
dating
of an
event
,
circumstance
, or
object
. [from c.]
A
chronological
mistake
; the
erroneous
dating
of an
event
,
circumstance
, or object.
●
In People:
A person or
thing
which seems to
belong
to a different time or
period of time
. [from c.]
A person or
thing
which seems to
belong
to a different time or
period
of time.
●
The
aberrant
projection
of
the present
onto the past.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
anachronism
English
anachronismus
Latin
ἀναχρονισμός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἀναχρονίζομαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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