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Definition of anachronistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anachronistic

adjective
 
/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
 
/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
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  1. used to describe a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present
    • The daily publication of print media seems anachronistic today.
  2. used to describe something that is placed, for example in a book or play, in the wrong period of history
    • The costumes were anachronistic for a Victorian play.
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