a‧nach‧ro‧nis‧m /əˈnækrənɪz
əm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from Medieval Greek anachronismos, from Greek ana- 'back' + chronos 'time']
1. someone or something that seems to belong to the past, not the present:
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.—anachronistic /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk◂/
adjective:
His painting style was seen as outdated and anachronistic. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲