thenness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

then +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

thenness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being then, in the past as opposed to now.
    • 1972, Sydney J Harris, For the time being:
      As a member of civilization in good standing, I reject both the nowness and the thenness of the generations.

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