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anachronistic

/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/adjective

उच्चारण अनैक्रनिस्टिक

कालभ्रमित, कालातीत, पुराना

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adjective
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    belonging to another period of time; old-fashioned and not suitable for modern times

    कालभ्रमित, कालातीत, पुराना

    • anachronistic laws from the colonial period
    • Many people feel that a dress code from the last century is anachronistic in a modern office.
    • The use of a mobile phone in a film about the 1800s is anachronistic.
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    • Many people find the old dress code anachronistic.
    • The rule seems anachronistic in a world of online banking.

    Synonyms outdated obsolete old-fashioned archaic antiquated

    Opposite modern contemporary current up to date

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an·a·chro·nis·tic

With -chro- (time, as in chronology).

-chro- (समय, chronology की तरह) के साथ।

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Keep the old words together: anachronistic, archaic, antiquated, obsolete, outmoded.

पुराने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: anachronistic, archaic, antiquated, obsolete, outmoded।

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A person, thing or idea that belongs to a different time, or a mistake in dating something, is an anachronism ('a mobile phone in a film about Akbar is an anachronism').

किसी अन्य काल का व्यक्ति, चीज़ या विचार, या तिथि की गलती, anachronism ('अकबर पर फ़िल्म में मोबाइल फ़ोन anachronism है')।