anachronism əˌnækrəˈnɪzəm noun
1. locating something at a time when it couldn’t have existed
2. an artifact that belongs to another time
3. a person who seems to be displaced in time
The word anachronism has appeared in 33 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 24 in “What Does My Puffer Jacket Say About Me?” by Vanessa Friedman:
By contrast, the classic tailored overcoat or Crombie coat — wool, tweed or cashmere, single-breasted, usually reaching to the knee or mid-thigh — was one of those garments that, like a sensible leather shoe, signaled adulthood and one’s ascent into the work force. When office dress codes relaxed and comfort clothing took over the world, the overcoat increasingly seemed like an anachronism. (And don’t even get me started on its more formal cold-weather sibling, the fur jacket, which finally met its match with animal rights activists.)
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