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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | Probably from Medieval Greek anachronismos, from Greek ana- 'back' + chronos 'time' |
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a‧nach‧ro‧nis‧m
[countable]
[countable]1 someone or something that seems to belong to the past, not the present : 
The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days.
The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days.2 something in a play, film etc that seems wrong because it did not exist in the period of history in which the play etc is set : The film is full of anachronisms.
The film is full of anachronisms. —anachronistic adjective: His painting style was seen as outdated and anachronistic.
adjective: His painting style was seen as outdated and anachronistic.