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anachronous

American  
[uh-nak-ruh-nuhs] / əˈnæk rə nəs /

adjective

  1. misplaced in time; anachronistic.

Other Word Forms

  • anachronously adverb
  • nonanachronous adjective
  • nonanachronously adverb
  • unanachronous adjective
  • unanachronously adverb

Etymology

Origin of anachronous

First recorded in 1850–55; anachron(ism) + -ous

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