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anachronism

anach·ro·nism

US/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/ uncommon

noun

1.

something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

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2.

an artifact that belongs to another time

3.

a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

Origin

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”).

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