anachronism
/əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm/
noun
- Something that belongs to a different time period than the one it is in, often appearing old-fashioned or out of place.
- Using a typewriter in a modern office is an anachronism.
- The knight's armor at the science fair was a fun anachronism.
- The movie had an anachronism when a character used a smartphone in the 1800s.
- A person or thing that seems to belong to an earlier time and is no longer suitable for the present.
- The old king was an anachronism in a world of democracies.
- Her love for handwritten letters made her feel like an anachronism.
- The horse-drawn carriage is an anachronism on today's busy highways.
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