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anachronism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | misdating, mistiming |
| Type of | timekeeping |
| Derivation | anachronistic, anachronic |
Examples of anachronism
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From a news perspective the royal wedding seems like 2011's biggest anachronism.
From the time.com
Ginger Rogers was happy for the attention, but she was aware of the anachronism.
From the time.com
North Korea-an isolated, brutish, pariah state-is more than just an anachronism.
From the lightbox.time.com
After a century and a half as an anachronism, hard cider is staging a comeback.
From the post-gazette.com
In the new world of work, the old values of working-class men are an anachronism.
From the theatlantic.com
Unless you consider the 14th amendment to be a 19th century anachronism, that is.
From the economist.com
By 2011, the concept of a World Cup for 50-over cricket will be an anachronism.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He portrays Bilbo as a modern anachronism exploring an essentially antique world.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Thai solar calendar year for AD 1782 given as 2325, but this is an anachronism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
- An artifact that belongs to another time
- (anachronistically) in an anachronistic manner; "let's look at this phenomenon anachronistically"
- An anachronism (from the Greek u1F00u03BDu03AC ana, "against" and u03C7u03C1u03CCu03BDu03BFu03C2 khronos, "time") is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of person(s), events, objects, or customs from different periods of time...
- Anachronism is a tabletop game with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. The basis of the game is war between various historical characters. The creators of the game, TriKing Games and The History Channel, have dubbed it "The Greatest Game in History". ...
- (The Anachronisms) The Anachronisms are a Canadian outsider music group, formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1981. Their music is in part an examination of the nature of music and in part a reaction to what the group's members see as an excessive emphasis on musicianship in contemporary popular music. ...
- A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object; A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time
- (anachronistic) Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; having an opinion of the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; over-conservative
- (Anachronisms) E.g: a cell-phone is used in a movie that takes place in the middle-ages.
