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Definition of Anachranism

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Artifact that which belongs to a time that has already past
  • A person who seems to belong to another time
  • A person who seems to belong to another age
  • Something that is out of chronological order
  • A representation of something that is out of chronological order
  • An event in time that has no explanation for why it could have occured
  • An object in time that has no explanation for why it could have been there
  • Neglect; falsification
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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