Anachronistic (An-a-chron-is-tic)
Anachronistic means out of the proper time.
The reference in Shakespeare's, Julius Caesar, to "the clock striking twelve" is anachronistic as there were no striking time pieces in Ancient Rome.
(Sources: Mastering the Miller Anologies Test, Arco, 2006; http://www.milleranalogies.com/; http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anachronistic; http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44184000/jpg/_44184783_julius_caesar_getty.jpg)
Sources: Otto and Patricia Ladensack
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