anachronism | ||
1. | [ noun ] an artifact that belongs to another time | |
Related terms: | artifact | |
2. | [ noun ] something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | |
Synonyms: | misdating mistiming | |
Related terms: | timekeeping misdate | |
3. | [ noun ] (sociology) a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age | |
Related terms: | anomaly | |
Similar spelling: |
anachronic anachronistic anachronous |