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anachronous

UK
/əˈnækrənəs/
US
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Translations

anachronousadjective
more anachronous
Comp.
most anachronous
Super.
UK
/əˈnækrənəs/
US
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The film's anachronous costumes made it difficult to take the historical setting seriously.
Les costumes anachroniques du film rendaient difficile de prendre au sérieux le contexte historique.
Additional translations
diachroneTermes de géologie.
Synonyms
outdated
old-fashioned
anachronic
antiquated
obsolete

Definitions

anachronousadjective
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; out of chronological order.
The film's anachronous costumes made it difficult to take the historical setting seriously.
Geology: formed or deposited at a time different from the surrounding or enclosing strata; diachronous.
The sequence contains anachronous sandstone beds interlayered with much younger volcanic ash.
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