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Enigma vs Anachronism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between enigma and anachronism

is that enigma is something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable while anachronism is a chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.

As a proper noun Enigma

is a German device used during World War II to encode strategic messages.

enigma

English

(wikipedia enigma)

Alternative forms

* (chiefly archaic)

Noun

(en-noun)“ enigma'” listed by ' Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)
  • Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
  • A riddle, or a difficult problem.

    • Related terms

    * a riddle wrapped up in an enigma * Enigma machine * enigmatic

    References

    Anagrams

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    anachronism

    English

    (wikipedia anachronism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
  • A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
  • * 1956 , , The City and the Stars , page 32:
    • His movements, his clothes, everything about him, seemed slightly out of place in this assembly. He spoiled the pattern; like Alvin, he was an anachronism .

    Synonyms

    * throwback

    Related terms

    () * anachronistic * anachronistically * anachronous * anachronously * parachronistic * prochronistic