n. Function: noun
1 a chronological error FF1C; anachronisms of several centuries mar some earlier chronicles FF1E;
Synonyms: misdate, misdating, mistiming, parachronism
Related Words: antedate, anticipation, prochronism, prolepsis; postdate
2 one that is inappropriately situated especially in time FF1C; born centuries too late, he was an anachronism in modern urban society FF1E;
Synonyms: solecism
Related Words: faux pas, gaffe; defect, flaw, mistake, slip