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anachronous
[ uh-nak-ruh-nuhs ]
/ əˈnæk rə nəs /
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adjective
misplaced in time; anachronistic.
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Origin of anachronous
First recorded in 1850–55; anachron(ism) + -ous
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Words nearby anachronous
anacardiaceous, anachorism, anachronic, anachronism, anachronistic, anachronous, anachrony, anacidity, anaclasis, anaclastic, Anacletus
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How to use anachronous in a sentence
I like them to stalk, like the ghosts that they are—our modern passioning seems a bit anachronous in them.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose BierceThere need be nothing anachronous or archæological about a performance of Œdipus at Covent Garden.
Pot-Boilers|Clive BellDucks also in mid-May serried the skies in utterly anachronous skeins—reminiscent of winter.
Unexplored Spain|Abel ChapmanThe bill was, however, returned “Ignoramus,” and the use of the name was probably anachronous.
Captain Richard Ingle|Edward Ingle