Anachronism Definition
ə-năkrə-nĭzəm
anachronisms
noun
anachronisms
The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.
American Heritage
The representation of something as existing or occurring at other than its proper time, esp. earlier.
Webster's New World
One that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time.
American Heritage
Anything that is or seems to be out of its proper time in history.
Webster's New World
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- mistiming
- misdating
- parachronism
- prolepsis
- chronological error
- prochronism
- postdate
- antedate
- metachronism
- misplacement in time
- misdate
Other Word Forms of Anachronism
Noun
Singular:
anachronism
Plural:
anachronismsOrigin of Anachronism
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From Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismos), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronizomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (ana, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronizo, “spending time”), which from χρόνος (khronos, “time”).
From Wiktionary
French anachronisme from New Latin anachronismus from Late Greek anakhronismos from anakhronizesthai to be an anachronism Greek ana- ana- Greek khronizein to take time (from khronos time)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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