A soldier is an anachronism of which we must get rid.
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Anachronism
/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/
Synonyms for "anachronism" (37 found)
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Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (11)
Noun(1 words)
historical misdating
Adjective(1 words)
living fossil
Related words (18)
Noun(7 words)
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8 entriescultural outdatednessdate misassignmenthistorical anachronismhistorical anachronistliterary anachronismliterary anachronistmisdated artifacttechnological obsolescence
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5 entriesanachronism in literatureanachronistic artifactcultural anachronismhistorical anachronismliterary anachronism
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6 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
It's an anachronism.
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This seems like a bit of an anachronism.
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Indeed, that Hall of the Upper Temple is a sight not uninteresting, and with the exception of some trifling improvements and anachronisms which have been introduced into the practice there, a man may sit down and fancy that he joins in a meal of the seventeenth century.
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