1. chronological mistake: something from a different period of time, e.g. a modern idea or invention wrongly placed in a historical setting in fiction or drama
2. something from different historical period: a person, thing, idea, or custom that seems to belong to a different time in history
3. making of chronological mistake: the representation of somebody or something out of chronological order or in the wrong historical setting
[Mid-17th century. < French anachronisme< late Greek anakhronizesthai "be timed backward" < khronos "time"]
