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anachorism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ana-cho-rism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Modelled on anachronism, with Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “country”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

anachorisms (plural)

Questions

What does anachorism mean?
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
Where does anachorism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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