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单词 anachronism
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anachronism

[ uh-nak-ruh-niz-uhm ]
/ əˈnæk rəˌnɪz əm /
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noun

something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.

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Origin of anachronism

1640–50; <Latin anachronismus<Greek anachronismós a wrong time reference, equivalent to anachron(ízein) to make a wrong time reference (see ana-, chron-, -ize) + -ismos-ism

OTHER WORDS FROM anachronism

an·a·chron·i·cal·ly [an-uh-kron-ik-lee], /ˌæn əˈkrɒn ɪk li/, adverb

Words nearby anachronism

anabranch, anacanthous, anacardiaceous, anachorism, anachronic, anachronism, anachronistic, anachronous, anachrony, anacidity, anaclasis
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British Dictionary definitions for anachronism

anachronism
/ (əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed
a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another timeshe regards the Church as an anachronism

Derived forms of anachronism

anachronistic, adjectiveanachronistically, adverb

Word Origin for anachronism

C17: from Latin anachronismus, from Greek anakhronismos a mistake in chronology, from anakhronizein to err in a time reference, from ana- + khronos time
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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