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Anachronism in sentence?

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'Anachronism' refers to an object or thing which belongs to a time period which is not the one it is being referenced in.

For example, when considering a medieval village, one would not consider seeing a red lorry in the background. In this instance, the red lorry would be an anachronism.

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