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anachronism

IPA pronunciation: /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/

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Russian meaning

Анахронизм, пережиток

English definition

A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists.

Example

Using floppy disks today is a technological anachronism.

Collocations

historical anachronism
cultural anachronism
seem an anachronism

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