ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAanachronism
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anachronism
Meaning: something out of its proper time
anachronism in a sentence
How anachronism is used in real sentences:
A wristwatch on a Roman general would be a clear anachronism.
A wristwatch on a Roman general would be a clear anachronism.
“Beside the digital ovens, the hand-cranked dough divider seemed an anachronism, while a jar of dormant starter waited in the refrigerator for next week's loaves.”
— from the passage Before Sunrise
Where it comes from
From Greek ana- 'against' + chronos 'time'
Word parts
- chron — time
anachronism: ana- (backward) + chron (time)
Memory hook
ANA (against) + CHRONOS (time) — out of time.
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