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An anachronism is something which is out of its time, such as aircraft vapour trails in a Hollywood cowboy movie.It can also be defined as something that has been said to have happened, been discovered or made in a certain year while it is not really true.
In Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, which was set in Rome in 44 AD, Cassius says, "The clock hath stricken three." However, the mechanical clock had not yet been invented.
While the knight's suit of armor was appropriate at the renaissance fair, it was a definite anachronism in the urban city.
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We no longer travel by horse and buggy; They have now become an anachronism.
The presence of metal tools in a Stone Age cave was an unexpected anachronism.
The horse-and-buggy culture of the Amish seems an anachronism in modern Pennsylvania.
The anachronism of reading that there was a clock during the time of the Pilgrims coming to the Americas really made me chuckle.
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What is a sentence for anachronism?
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Something which is out of its proper historical time is said to be?
I think the word you're looking for is anachronism.
What is another word for things misplaced in time?
Anachronism.
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Representation of a person in a historical context in which they could not have existed?
anachronism
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Can you put anachronism in a sentence?
An anachronism is something that is the wrong time. Here are some sentences.That outfit is an anachronism.I felt like an anachronism in that outfit.We need a new car; this one is an anachronism.
How do you write a sentence using the word anachronism?
"The appearance of a kangaroo in the middle of a movie about the Wild West was an anachronism." "Seeing a large mansion amid the shacks of shanty town was an anachronism."
Anachronism in sentence?
'Anachronism' refers to an object or thing which belongs to a time period which is not the one it is being referenced in. For example, when considering a medieval village, one would not consider seeing a red lorry in the background. In this instance, the red lorry would be an anachronism.
What part of speech is anachronism?
Anachronism is a noun.
When was Girl Anachronism created?
Girl Anachronism was created in 2003.
Something which is out of its proper historical time is said to be?
I think the word you're looking for is anachronism.
What is the literary term for an object in a story that does not belong in that time period?
An anachronism is something that is "out of place" chronologically.
What is an antonym for anachronism?
synchronism
What is an example of an anachronism?
An anachronism is something that is out of its proper time; for example, if I were to write a novel in which (let us say) Abraham Lincoln sends out an e-mail, that would be an anachronism.
What word is used when an object or person is placed in the wrong time period?
An anachronism is the term for something out of place in time. Doctor Who and the T.A.R.D.I.S.!
What does anachronism in history?
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