For example a story about the 1950's but they are using cell phones.
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2007-07-01 06:57:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
An anachronism is an event out of time.
Anachronistic is the adjective.
A cell phone in the fifties is an anachronism.
Having cell phones in the fifties is anachronistic.
2007-07-04 14:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is "anachronistic." It's used in words like "chronicles" and "chronograph." The "-chron" root is Greek for "time." The prefix "-a" means "not," for example "amoral," not moral.
2007-07-01 07:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of this concept being employed either in book or on stage
2007-07-01 07:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
anachronism :]
2007-07-01 07:37:44 · answer #4 · answered by tiffany 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋