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anachronism

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Something placed in, or belonging to, an inappropriate historical period.

A wristwatch in the medieval scene was an obvious anachronism.

Dictionary practice example.

The handwritten ledger seemed an anachronism in the automated office.