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Anachronism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Anachronism : (noun)
1: something located at a time when it could not have existed
or occurred [syn: mistiming, misdating]
2: an artifact that belongs to another time
3: a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to
another age
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anachronism : \An*ach"ro*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to refer to a
wrong time, to confound times; ? _ ? time: cf. F.
anachronisme.]
A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in
chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each
other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early;
falsification of chronological relation.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Anachronism |
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colettebrowne: @twentymajor I'd imagine it is; anyway, you can buy abortion drugs on the internet these days so the law's an Anachronism |
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candycaneps: RT @LegLampTrivia: Anachronism: The Mickey Mouse costume seen in the parade is the kind used in the Disney parks starting in the 1960s. |
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