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View synonyms for anachronous
anachronous
[ uh-nak-ruh-nuhs ]
adjective
- misplaced in time; anachronistic.
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Other Words From
- a·nachro·nous·ly adverb
- nona·nachro·nous adjective
- nona·nachro·nous·ly adverb
- una·nachro·nous adjective
- una·nachro·nous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anachronous1
First recorded in 1850–55; anachron(ism) + -ous
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Example Sentences
I like them to stalk, like the ghosts that they are—our modern passioning seems a bit anachronous in them.
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There need be nothing anachronous or archæological about a performance of Œdipus at Covent Garden.
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Ducks also in mid-May serried the skies in utterly anachronous skeins—reminiscent of winter.
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The bill was, however, returned “Ignoramus,” and the use of the name was probably anachronous.
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