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anachronous

[uh-nak-ruh-nuhs] / əˈnæk rə nəs /




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This tumult underlies some of the monarchy’s appeal, however anachronous the institution.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2022

Unfortunately, much of the way we talk about our interests in our personal data relies on anachronous analogies to the physical world.

From Slate Nov. 12, 2013

The "Moon of Delight" is God, eternal Polaris, anachronous never.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

The bill was, however, returned “Ignoramus,” and the use of the name was probably anachronous.

From Captain Richard Ingle The Maryland "Pirate and Rebel," 1642-1653 by Edward Ingle

I like them to stalk, like the ghosts that they are—our modern passioning seems a bit anachronous in them.

From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Ambrose Bierce




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