anatopism
Sign in to saveAn anatopism (from the Ancient Greek , "against," and , "place") is something that is out of its proper place.
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An anatopism (from the Ancient Greek , "against," and , "place") is something that is out of its proper place.
The concept of anatopism is less widely familiar than that of anachronism, perhaps because much that is anatopic is also anachronistic. Yet the distinction is a valid one; not all that is anatopic is necessarily also anachronistic.
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