English noun: anachronism | |||
1. | anachronism (time) something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | ||
Synonyms | misdating, mistiming | ||
Broader (hypernym) | timekeeping | ||
2. | anachronism (artifact) an artifact that belongs to another time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
3. | anachronism (person) a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anomaly, unusual person | ||