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anachronism

anything that is out of place in time

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anon

soon; shortly

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antebellum

before the war; especially before the American Civil War

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antediluvian

old fashioned; before the flood

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atavism

reversion to a primitive type; resemblance to a remote ancestor

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augury

the art of prophecy; an omen

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betimes

early; promptly; before it is too late

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biennial

happening every two years

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diurnal

daily; of the daytime

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eon

long, indefinite period of time; thousands of years

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ephemeral

short-lived; transitory

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epoch

noteworthy period

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generation

the period of time between the birth of one group and that of its offspring

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score

twenty people or objects; twenty years

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tercentenary

a period of 300 years