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anachronism (n.)

1640s, "an error in computing time or finding dates," from Latin anachronismus, from Greek anakhronismos, from anakhronizein "refer to wrong time," from ana "against" (see ana-) + khronos "time" (see chrono-). Meaning "something out of harmony with a specified time" is first recorded 1816.

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Definitions of anachronism from WordNet

anachronism (n.)
something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred;
Synonyms: mistiming / misdating
anachronism (n.)
an artifact that belongs to another time;
anachronism (n.)
a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age;
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