anachronism
/əˈnækɹəˌnɪzəm/uh-NA-kruh-nih-zuhm
/əˈnækɹəˌnɪzəm/uh-NA-kruh-nih-zuhm
Meaninga backward timing; something out of its time
Common meaning: something placed in the wrong period of time
- anaup; back; again
- chrontimeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1743 · scan
- ismnoun ending: belief or practice
‘up’ + ‘time’ → anachronism
Journey through time
- Greekχρόνος (khrónos)‘time’
- Englishanachronism‘something placed in the wrong period of time’ · today
ana- also in: anatomyanalysisanalogous
chron also in: chronicchronologysynchronizeglottochronology
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) ‘time’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry χρόνος (khrónos), p. 1743 · dictionary scan
Roots
- χρόνος (khrónos) Ancient Greek “time”
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