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anachronism

noun

An artifact that belongs to another time

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Word length
11
Starts with
A
Ends with
M
Contains
NA
Scrabble score
18

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Pronunciation

əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m

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noun

  1. An artifact that belongs to another time

noun

  1. A person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

noun

  1. Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

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