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anachronism

noun/əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm/

something that is out of its proper time period

The knight riding a motorbike in the film was a glaring anachronism that took viewers out of the historical setting.

chronological misplacementtemporal inconsistencyout-of-date item
word origin — from Greek 'anachronismos', from 'ana-' meaning 'against' + 'chronos' meaning 'time'