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Anachronism N Regarded Outmoded Misplaced Time Today's World

Word anachronism
Part of Speech N.
Definition something regarded as outmoded; something or someone misplaced in time.
Sentence In today's world of personal copiers and fax machines, the old-fashioned mimeography machine is clearly an anachronism; even the electric typewriter seems anachronistic next to a laptop PC.

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