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"Anachronistic" means "out of its correct time". Normally it refers to something that is assigned to an earlier time than it belongs to. For example, if you were writing a novel set in the 1960s and you gave your characters mobile phones, it would be anachronistic.
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∙ 10y agoAnachronism: the misplacing of any person, thing, custom, or event outside its proper historical time. T.H. White's "The Once and Future King" is filled with examples of this device. Example: "In the smoky vaults, where once the grubby barons had gnawed their bones with bloody fingers, now there were people eating with clean fingers, which they had washed with herb-scented toilet soap out of wooden bowls." The Once and Future King takes place in the Dark Ages (approx. 1200); the novelty of herb-scented toilet soap is an invention much more modern than appropriate for the time period.
Something that is anachronistic means out of time or place. For example, if you are watching a movie about the civil war and someone is wearing a Timex watch, that would be an anachronism.
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∙ 9y agoAn anachronism is the use of a thing, term or image -- in a historical novel, play, or movie -- that did not exist at the time in which the work is set. For example:
Jet trails appear in a movie about American pioneers.
A children's book features a brave Golden Retriever that belonged to Paul Revere. (This breed was developed in the mid 1800's.)
In a play about the Civil War, President Lincoln answers his telephone.
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∙ 12y agoanachronism means:
1: something located at a time when it could not have existed
or occurred.
eg The book is full of anachronisms which suggests there were parts rewritten in later centuries.
2: an artifact that belongs to another time
eg To find a human bone in this mud layer is a bit of an anachronism.
3: a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to
another age
eg The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days.
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a thing that exists outside of its typical time period.
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∙ 13y agoIt is an abbreviation made by taking the initial letter each of the words included in a phrase or business or regular saying
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∙ 13y agoQueen Victoria talking to Julius Caesar on the Moon while Hitler was eating pancakes in Times' Square in New York.
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∙ 9y agoDid you mean an anachronism? An anachronism is a person, event, or an object that feels as if it belongs in a different time, such as something or someone who seems old fashioned.
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∙ 9y agoAn anachronism is something that has no relevance in the current time period. An example is a law in the United States that states that it is illegal to park your giraffe on the sidewalk.
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∙ 14y agoThe answer is the anachronism myth.
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What is examples of an anachronism in Julius Caesar?
The use of clocks in Julius Caesar is an anachronism. Back in Roman times, there were no such things as clocks. But in Shakespeare's story, the characters used clocks. And the crowd of Italians with their sweaty nightcaps. There were no nightcaps.
How far Shakespeare is to be accused of anachronism?
He is often guilty of it. A good example is Cymbeline where Ancient Rome and Renaissance Italy live cheek by jowl. It's always interesting to hear the ancient Romans talking about who knighted them and what the time is on the clock. Not that it matters much. The anachronisms do not make the stories incomprehensible.
Does romeo and Juliet use and examples of anachronism?
In order for there to be anachronisms in the play, there would have to be references which are inconsistent with the supposed setting of the play. However, the play is silent about what time period it is supposed to be set in. Therefore there can be no anachronisms.
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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.
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 is a sentence for anachronism?
a sentence for anachronism is .........
Anachronism example Harrison bergeron to the story?
well, there is a shotgun used to kill harrison, and that is an old weapon in the future. an anachronism is something not in place historically. and old weapon in the future is just that.
What part of speech is anachronism?
Anachronism is a noun.
When was Girl Anachronism created?
Girl Anachronism was created in 2003.
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.
Something which is out of its proper historical time is said to be?
I think the word you're looking for is 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."
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 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.!
