anachronism
A chronological mistakeA chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
» Shakespeare's plays are full of anachronisms.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
Anachronismus
анахрони́змanaxronízm
анахроні́змanaxronízm
(countable)A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
Anachronismus
анахрони́змanaxronízm, пережи́токperežítok
a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age
(countable, uncountable)The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
Examples
6 sentencesShakespeare's plays are full of anachronisms.
This translation is full of anachronisms.
deDiese Übersetzung ist voller Anachronismen.
This seems like a bit of an anachronism.
A soldier is an anachronism of which we must get rid.
ruСолдат — анахронизм, от которого мы должны избавиться.
It's an anachronism.
ruЭто является анахронизмом.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχροFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: anachronisms| Singular | anachronism |
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Synonyms
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11 related wordsLessons for this word
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