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anachronistic
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Definition:1. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.2. (of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Conflict between the two men became so intense and so personal that at one point Charles challenged Francis to hand-to-hand combat. Though the duel never took place, the gesture was fully in keeping with Charles's respect for courtly concepts of chivalry and manliness, traditions that had guided warfare for centuries, but which were becoming anachronistic.
Jay Williams. The World of Titian, p.134. Time-Life Books (1968)
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