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anachronism

nounmasculine/ɐ.nɐ.kɾu.ˈniʒ.mu/medium

a·na·cro·nis·mo

Definition

An error in chronology that places an event, object, or person in a period where it could not exist; something out of its proper time.
The historian pointed out the anachronism of a smartphone appearing in a painting of the Middle Ages.
His feudal attitudes were seen as an anachronism in the 21st century.
Common collocations
historical anachronismglaring anachronism

Etymology

Do grego 'anachronismós', através do latim científico.

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