Word of the Day: ANACHRONISM
Out of its right time
anachronism (noun) - any person, thing, or idea depicted outside its correct historical time or period; an error in chronology [uh-nak-ruh-niz-uhm]
BREAKDOWN: ANA- (against) + CHRON- (time) + -ISM (state)
anachronistic means of or pertaining to a time period other than the current era or one being portrayed; old-fashioned or existing out of time
an anachronym is a word that is used anachronistically (e.g. an email inbox references a rarely-found physical repository for memos and correspondence)
"War is becoming an anachronism... Victories will be won, one of these days, without cannon, and without bayonets." ―Napoleon Bonaparte
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