anachronism
noun
1 anachronism
Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred.
synonyms: misdating, mistiming.
Roget 115: anachronism, metachronism, parachronism, prochronism; prolepsis, misdate; anticipation, antichronism. disregard of time, neglect of time, oblivion of time. intempestivity etc. 135†. ... show more
Roget 135: untimeliness, intempestivity†, unseasonableness, inexpedience; unsuitable time, improper time; unreasonableness etc. adj.; evil hour; contretemps; intrusion; anachronism etc. ... show more
Polish: anachronizm
2 anachronism
An artifact that belongs to another time.
Polish: anachronizm, przeżytek, archaizm, starzyzna
3 anachronism
A person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age.
Moby thesaurus: antedate, antedating, anticipation, defect, faux pas, flaw, gaffe, metachronism, misapplication, misdate, misdating, mistake, mistiming, parachronism, postdate, postdating, prochronism, prolepsis, slip, solecism.
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