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pastness

[ past-nis ]

noun

  1. the state or fact of being past.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pastness1

First recorded in 1820–30; past + -ness
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Example Sentences

There may be a specific feeling which could be called the feeling of "pastness," especially where immediate memory is concerned.

In the latter case, but not in the former, the pastness is part of the content believed.

They give to the memory image a feeling of pastness and trueness which the image of imagination lacks.

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