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What is an Anachronism and what's the meaning of the word Eclectic?

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  • 8 years ago
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    first question answered at first web page (below):

    An anachronism, from the Greek ανά (ana: up, against, back, re-) and χρόνος (chronos: time), is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of person(s), events, objects, or customs from different periods of time. Often the item misplaced in time is an object, but it may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else associated with a particular period in time so that it is incorrect to place it outside its proper temporal domain.

    second question answered at second web page:

    Definition of ECLECTIC

    1: selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles

    2: composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous

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