ANACHRONISM


Meaning of ANACHRONISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ənækrənɪzəm ]

( anachronisms)

1.

You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.

The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.

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2.

An anachronism is something in a book, play, or film that is wrong because it did not exist at the time the book, play, or film is set.

The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.

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