anachronism

Meanings

• noun

  A term used to describe an object or action that is out of its correct historical time.

  - "The knight riding a bicycle in the medieval painting is an anachronism."
  - "The use of mobile phones in old western movies is an anachronism."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

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chronism , anemoneism

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Variants

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anachronic , anachronism , anachronisms , anachronistic , anachronistically , anachronous , anachronously

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'anachronismos' meaning 'out of time'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'anachronism' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

2. The earliest known use of the word 'anachronism' in English was in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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Related Concepts

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1. achronism: A term used to describe an event or situation that is ahead of its time.

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Quotes

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1. In our modern world of pre-made, rush-rush, tightly scheduled lives, Amanda Blake Soule is an "anachronism". At their home in coastal Maine, her family of six makes most of what they use—everything from bread and crafts to clothes and toys.

   - Jean Van't Hul,{it}Mothering{/it},March/April 2009

2. The spy thriller is a genre that arguably should have died fifteen years ago, and its continued popularity seems an "anachronism" at first glance.

   - Rand Richards Cooper,{it}Commonweal{/it},14 Sept. 2007

3. With few exceptions, work opportunities for older people diminished after the Civil War as the United States metamorphosed into an urban-industrial order, inaugurating a second phase in the history of retirement. The village blacksmith became an "anachronism" as the craftsman retreated before the new mass-production industries.

   - W. Andrew Achenbaum,{it}Wilson Quarterly{/it},Spring 2006

4. But Shakespeare may have drifted into "anachronism" here. According to Rogers, food in France at the time of Agincourt was probably just as meaty and unsophisticated as it was in England.

   - Jonathan Ree,{it}Prospect{/it},August, 2003

5. It is true that in the closing years of the century William Jennings Bryan could still rise to national political leadership through his superb oratorical skills, but it is equally true that he lived to see himself become an "anachronism", the bearer of a style redolent of an earlier culture.

   - Lawrence W. Levine,{it}The Unpredictable Past{/it},1993

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Culture

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Anachronisms are often used in literature, art, and film to add humor, irony, or to illustrate historical inaccuracies.

How to Memorize "anachronism"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a clock with the hands moving in opposite directions to remember the meaning of anachronism.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with historical inaccuracies or out-of-place objects.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'An apple in a chronology is an anachronism' to help remember the definition.

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