[ ə'nakrəˌnɪz(ə)m ]
■ noun
1》 a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists.
2》 the attribution of something to a period to which it does not belong.
Derivatives
anachronic ˌanə'krɒnɪk adjective
anachronistic adjective
anachronistically adverb
Origin
C17: from Gk anakhronismos , from ana- 'backwards' + khronos 'time'.