anachronism
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An anachronism is when something from one time period appears in a depiction of a different time period, like showing the ancient Greek musician Orpheus playing a violin that wasn't invented until the 16th century. It matters because anachronisms can be historically inaccurate and confusing, whether they appear intentionally for artistic effect or by mistake.
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- Types
- Parachronism <!-- 'Parachronism' redirects here-->
- Prochronism <!-- 'Prochronism' redirects here-->
- Metachronism
- Politically motivated anachronism
- Art and literature
- Comical anachronism
- Language anachronism
- Unconscious anachronism
- In academia
- Detection of forgery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
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thumb|Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek [[Orpheus with a violin (invented in the 16th century) rather than a lyre. A 17th-century painting by Cesare Gennari.]]
An anachronism (from the Greek , 'against' and , 'time') is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of people, events, objects, language terms and customs from different time periods. The most common type of anachronism is an object misplaced in time, but it may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a plant or animal, a custom, or anything else associated with a particular period that is placed outside its proper temporal domain.