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ana·cho·rism

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Webster Dictionary

  1. Anachorismnoun

    an error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place

  2. Etymology: [Gr. 'ana` + chw^ros place.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Anachorism

    a-nak′ō-rizm, n. (rare) something incongruous with the spirit of the country. [Coined on the analogy of anachronism, from Gr. ana, back, and chōrion, country, with suff. ism.]

Anagrams for anachorism »

  1. maraschino

  2. chorasmian

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anachorism in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anachorism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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