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anachronism

noun

an object, idea, or practice that is out of place in a particular time period, especially one that belongs to a later or earlier era than the one in which it is found

The 19th-century painting features a smartphone, an anachronism that undermines its historical authenticity.

Also out-of-time element · historical misplacement · temporal inconsistency · period error

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