Definitions for anachronism
əˈnæk rəˌnɪz əmanachro·nism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anachronism, mistiming, misdatingnoun

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

2. anachronismnoun

   an artifact that belongs to another time

3. anachronismnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anachronismnoun

   A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.

2. anachronismnoun

   A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.

3. Etymology: From anachronismus, from ἀναχρονισμός, from ἀναχρονίζομαι, from ἀνά + χρονίζω, which from χρόνος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anachronismnoun

   An errour in computing time, by which events are misplaced with regard to each other. It seems properly to signify an errour by which an event is placed too early; but is generally used for any errour in chronology.

   Etymology: from ἀνά and χϱόνος.

   This leads me to the defence of the famous anachronism, in making Æneas and Dido contemporaries: for it is certain, that the hero lived almost two hundred years before the building of Carthage. John Dryden, Virgil, Dedicat.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anachronism

   An anachronism (from the Greek ἀνά ana, 'against' and χρόνος khronos, 'time') is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of people, events, objects, language terms and customs from different time periods. The most common type of anachronism is an object misplaced in time, but it may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a plant or animal, a custom, or anything else associated with a particular period that is placed outside its proper temporal domain. (An example of that would be films including non-avian dinosaurs and prehistoric human beings living side by side, when they were, in reality, millions of years apart.) An anachronism may be either intentional or unintentional. Intentional anachronisms may be introduced into a literary or artistic work to help a contemporary audience engage more readily with a historical period. Anachronism can also be used intentionally for purposes of rhetoric, propaganda, comedy, or shock. Unintentional anachronisms may occur when a writer, artist, or performer is unaware of differences in technology, terminology and language, customs and attitudes, or even fashions between different historical periods and eras.

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1. anachronism

   An anachronism is something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time. It refers to an error in chronology where a person, event, object, or customs is misplaced in time. This can apply to an object, behavior, language, phrase, or anything else that exists in the wrong period of time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anachronismnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Gr. 'anachronismo`s, fr. 'anachroni`zein to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; 'ana` + chro`nos time: cf. F. anachronisme.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anachronism

   An anachronism, from the Greek ανά and χρόνος, is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of person, events, objects, or customs from different periods of time. Often the item misplaced in time is an object, but it may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else associated with a particular period in time so that it is incorrect to place it outside its proper temporal domain.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anachronism

   an-a′kron-izm, n. an error in regard to time, whereby a thing is assigned to an earlier or to a later age than it belongs to: anything out of keeping with the time.—v.t. Ana′chronise.—n. Ana′chronist.—adjs. Anachronist′ic, Ana′chronous.—adv. Ana′chronously. [Gr. ana, backwards, chronos, time.]

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1. • Artifact
   • Person
   • Timekeeping

How to pronounce anachronism?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say anachronism in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of anachronism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of anachronism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of anachronism in a Sentence

1. Prime Minister Edi Rama:

   We will end the long-drawn process of the privatisation of the state-owned Albpetrol company this year, since the very first day, it was clear to us Albpetrol was an anachronism and a hybrid that could not meet the challenges of the future.

2. Prime Minister Edi Rama:

   Since the very first day, it was clear to us Albpetrol was an anachronism and a hybrid that could not meet the challenges of the future.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anachronism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anachronism
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=anachronism
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronism
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anachronism
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=anachronism
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=anachronism