anachronous

[uh-nak-ruh-nuhs]

a·nach·ro·nous

[uh-nak-ruh-nuhs]
adjective
misplaced in time; anachronistic.

Origin:
1850–55; anachron(ism) + -ous

a·nach·ro·nous·ly, adverb
non·a·nach·ro·nous, adjective
non·a·nach·ro·nous·ly, adverb
un·a·nach·ro·nous, adjective
un·a·nach·ro·nous·ly, adverb
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Anachronous is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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anachronous

adjective
chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic" [syn: anachronic
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