Definition of anachronism

Overview of noun anachronism

The noun anachronism has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (1) anachronism, mistiming, misdating

(something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred)

2. (1) anachronism

(an artifact that belongs to another time)

3. anachronism

(a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age)