ANACHRONISM


Meaning of ANACHRONISM in English

[noun] [C] - a person, thing or idea which exists out of its time in history, esp. one which happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed, etc.For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected.The modern train was an obvious and distracting anachronism in the film about London in the 1950s.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.