anachronism

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (aná, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronízō, “spending time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Analyzable as ana- +‎ chrono- +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: ənăkʹrənĭzm, ənăkʹrənĭzəm; IPA(key): /əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/ === Noun === anachronism (countable and uncountable, plural anachronisms) A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.] (countable) A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.] Coordinate term: anatopism The aberrant projection of the present onto the past. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === anachronym, retronym === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Anachronism”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 300, column 2. === Further reading === anachronism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Monarchians