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ANACHRONISM
Definition of ANACHRONISM
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
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Where it comes from
From French anachronisme or its etymon New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (aná, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronízō, “spending time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, ana- + chron- + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANACHRONISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ANACHRONISM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AACHIMNNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and N appear more than once.
Words that start ANACHRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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