Anachronism

  • 21anachronism — a·nach·ro·nism || É™ nækrÉ™nɪzÉ™m n. assigning of a person or event to the wrong time period; something that is obsolete or out of date …

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  • 22anachronism — [ə nakrəˌnɪz(ə)m] noun 1》 a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists. 2》 the attribution of something to a period to which it does not belong. Derivatives anachronic ˌanə krɒnɪk adjective anachronistic… …

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  • 23anachronism — n. Misdate …

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  • 24anachronism — n 1. archaism, antique, obsolete form; asynchronism, incongruity, discord, shock, jar. 2. misdate, misdating, prochronism, prolepsis, antedate, predating; parachronism, postdating; misplacing, misapplication, mislocation, contextual error …

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  • 25anachronism — anach·ro·nism …

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  • 26anachronism — [əˈnækrəˌnɪz(ə)m] noun [C] something that is no longer suitable for modern times anachronistic [əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk] adj …

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  • 27anachronism — a•nach•ro•nism [[t]əˈnæk rəˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one 2) a thing or person that belongs to another, esp. an earlier, time • Etymology:… …

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  • 28anachronism — /əˈnækrənɪzəm / (say uh nakruhnizuhm) noun 1. an error assigning a custom, event, person, or thing to an age other, especially earlier, than the correct one. 2. something placed or occurring out of its proper time. {Greek anachronismos} …

  • 29anachronism —   n. error in chronology, especially of dating event before its correct date; thing impossible or absurd by reason of such error.    ♦ anachronistic,    ♦ anachronous, a …

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  • 30anachronism —   an element or artifact in a film that belongs to another time or place; often anachronistic elements are called film flubs   Example: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), the first feature film shot using digital video… …

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