atemporal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of atemporal
First recorded in 1865–70; a- 6 + temporal 1
Example Sentences
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Arthur Jafa, best known as a filmmaker and cinematographer, is possessed by this obsession, this care for missed, uncategorizable, atemporal images and their traces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Turns out that “¡Ay!” is a narrative concept album about a roving, immaterial, atemporal consciousness that, upon becoming embodied, enters society in hopes of understanding its five Aristotelian senses.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
“Factum is a place of atemporal creativity,” Lowe said later.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 20, 2016
There are far too many to list here, but with contributed reports from our atemporal multiverse alternates, we're taking this chance to commemorate some of our favorite times the world came to an end.
From The Verge ● Oct. 7, 2015
Boris, the Japanese underground rock band, feels atemporal too, channeling various sources of power-trio acid rock without suggesting what it might be under the borrowings.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2010
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