Can you pronounce anachronistic?
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Anachronistic
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adjective 1. Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.
2. Belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned.
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Greek, late 18th century
Why This Word?
From the Greek "ana" ("backward") and "khronos" ("time"), this adjective describes things that are out of place in time. It commonly applies to elements in works of art — but it could be accidental or on purpose. ...
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