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anachronism
[ uh-nak-ruh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
- an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one:
To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.
anachronism
/ əˈæəˌɪə /
noun
- the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed
- a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another time
she regards the Church as an anachronism
Derived Forms
- ˌԲˈԾپ, adverb
- ˌԲˈԾپ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Dz··· [an-, uh, -, kron, -ik-lee], adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of anachronism1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of anachronism1
Example Sentences
I’ve long argued for getting rid of the debt limit, a World War I-era anachronism, but not for the same reasons as Trump.
Andy Cooke, chief inspector of constabulary, said the current police funding formula was "an anachronism".
If journalism's “bias” is to report what is factual, that kind of “neutrality” in the age of Trump is rapidly becoming an anachronism of false equivalence.
Political conventions are lumbering anachronisms, but they survive because they serve two purposes.
However, Cracker Barrel is a brand for which its anachronism has long been a selling point, as well as a brand whose customer base reacts strongly to any whiff of change.
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