anachronism
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anachronism
- /əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/ US, UK
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From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (aná, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronízō, “spending time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Analyzable as ana- + chrono- + -ism.
noun anachronisms
- A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. Indeed, that Hall of the Upper Temple is a sight not uninteresting, and with the exception of some trifling improvements and anachronisms which have been introduced into the practice there, a man may sit down and fancy that he joins in a meal of the seventeenth century.
- A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. You are too young—it is an anachronism for you to have such thoughts
- The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
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noun chronological mistake
| Español | anacronismo, anacronía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시대 착오 sidae chago |
| 日本語 | 時代錯誤 jidai sakugo |
| 中文 | 不合時宜 /不合时宜 bùhéshíyí, 時空錯位 /时空错位 shíkōngcuòwèi |
| Português | anacronismo |
| Français | anachronisme |
| Deutsch | Anachronismus |
| Italiano | anacronismo |
| Ελληνικά | αναχρονισμός anachronismós |
| Română | anacronism |
| Русский | анахрони́зм anaxronízm |
noun person or thing which seems to belong to a different time
| Español | anacronismo, anacronía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 時代錯誤 jidai sakugo |
| Português | anacronismo |
| Deutsch | Anachronismus |
| Ελληνικά | αναχρονισμός anachronismós |
| Română | anacronism |
| Русский | анахрони́зм anaxronízm, пережи́ток perežítok |
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