Meaning & use
temporality
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The state of existing within or being limited by time; the quality of being temporal rather than permanent.
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The novel explores the temporality of memory, showing how recollections shift over the years.
Philosophers have long debated the temporality of human consciousness.
A note on using this word
A fairly abstract, academic word, common in philosophy and literary criticism rather than everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
transienceimpermanence
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Words with an opposite meaning
eternitypermanence
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