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anachronism definition

anach·ro·nism (ə nak′rə niz′əm)

noun

  1. the representation of something as existing or occurring at other than its proper time, esp. earlier
  2. anything that is or seems to be out of its proper time in history

Etymology: MGr anachronismos < anachronizein, to refer to a wrong time < Gr ana-, against + chronos, time

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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