Noun: anachronism u'na-kru,ni-zum
- Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
"The anachronistic use of a cellphone in the historical film was a glaring anachronism";
- mistiming, misdating
- An artifact that belongs to another time
"The rotary phone in the modern office was a charming anachronism"
- A person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age
"With his outdated views, he was seen as an anachronism in modern politics"
Derived forms: anachronisms
Type of: actor, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], doer, timekeeping, worker
Encyclopedia: Anachronism