anachronism

anach·ro·nism
 /əˈnækrəˌnızəm/  noun  ,  pl   -nisms [  count  ]
  1 : something (such as a word, an object, or an event) that is mistakenly placed in a time where it does not belong in a story, movie, etc.
   The novel is full of anachronisms.
  2 : a person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and not to fit in the present
   He's an old-fashioned politician who is seen by many of his colleagues as an anachronism.
  anach·ro·nis·tic /əˌnækrəˈnıstık/  adj   [more ~; most ~]
   a politician whose values seem somewhat anachronistic
  anach·ro·nis·ti·cal·ly /əˌnækrəˈnıstıkli/  adv 

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