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Anachronism /əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm/

📖 Noun 🔥 advanced

Definitions

📝 A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists.

🇮🇳 कालदोष / समय के विपरीत

💡 Simple: Something that is out of its proper time.

A sword in a modern-day war movie is an anachronism.

🔄 Word Forms

anachronistic (adjective) anachronistically (adverb)

✅ Synonyms

❌ Antonyms

🔗 Collocations

historical anachronism striking anachronism

🔀 Related Words

📍 Usage Context

History, art, and literature.

📚 Grammar Notes

Usually refers to items in films or books that don't fit the era.

From Greek 'ana-' (backwards) + 'khronos' (time).

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