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anachronism
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enPR
:
ənăkʹrənĭzm
or
ənăkʹrənĭzəm
;
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:
/əˈnæ.krə.nɪ.z(ə)m/
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Noun
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Singular
anachronism
Plural
none
(
history
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Anachronism
is when you
prematurely
or incorrectly
juxtapose
an event with
notions
or norms from a different time period.
Conflating loyalty in a historic
theocracy
with that of the modern liberal state is
anachronism
.
Related words
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anachronistic
anachronize