🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

anacrônico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.naˈkɾõ.ni.ku/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anachronic/ˌæn.əˈkrɒn.ɪk/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Aquele método de ensino é anacrônico para os alunos atuais."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed or discussed; out of proper chronological time.

    "The historical drama featured an anachronic soundtrack that blended medieval chants with modern synthesizers."
  2. 2

    Characteristic of being outdated, obsolete, or surviving from an earlier era into a modern context.

    "His rigid management style felt increasingly anachronic in a fast-paced, collaborative startup culture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'ana-' (backwards or against) and 'chronos' (time), combined with the adjectival suffix '-ic'. Entering English usage in the 19th century, it evolved as a variant of 'anachronistic' to describe phenomena, ideas, or methods that are out of proper chronological alignment.

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