different between anachronism vs anarchism

English

Etymology

From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (anakhronismós), from ????????????? (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ??? (aná, “up against”) + ??????? (khroníz?, “spending time”), from ?????? (khrónos, “time”). Analyzable as ana- +? chrono- +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?n?k?r?n?zm, ?n?k?r?n?z?m; IPA^(key): /??næ.k??.n?.z(?)m/

Noun

anachronism (countable and uncountable, plural anachronisms)

1. A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
2. A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]

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Further reading

• anachronism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Anachronism”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 300, column 2.

Anagrams

• Monarchians

English

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Wikibooks

Etymology

From anarchy +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ??n?r'k?z?m, IPA^(key): /?æn???k?z?m/

Noun

anarchism (usually uncountable, plural anarchisms)

1. The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
   1. (specifically) a political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and that society could function without a ruler or involuntary government (a state).

Derived terms

Related terms

• anarchy

Translations

Further reading

• "anarchism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 37.

Anagrams

• chairmans