Anachronism Mnemonic

Explore definitions and mnemonics for anachronism.

anachronism

anachronism

/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/

throwback

Examples

something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

noun

an artifact that belongs to another time

noun

a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

noun
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A chrono watch with wrong time is invalid.

"Ana + Chron + Ism. Anna's clock is stuck, living in the wrong time system."

"Ana + Chronism. Anna chronically misses, in tales so old they’ve gone amiss."

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