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anacrónico

anachronistic

adjective ah-nah-KROH-nee-koh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: From Greek ana- (against) + khronos (time).

Also means

out of date

Usage Note

Anacrónico describes something — a law, an attitude, a custom — that belongs to an earlier era and is out of place in the present. It is a formal adjective used in journalism and academic prose. The related noun is anacronismo and the female form is anacrónica. A learner trap: the stress falls on the o of -kró-, not the a- prefix, giving ah-nah-KROH-nee-koh.

Examples

"Este reglamento es totalmente anacrónico."

Natural Translation

This regulation is completely anachronistic.

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