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Meanings of pastness in anglès

The quality of being past.

Usage of pastness in anglès
1
In the latter case, but not in the former, the pastness is part of the content believed.
The Analysis of Mind
2
They give to the memory image a feeling of pastness and trueness which the image of imagination lacks.
How to Teach
3
So, in memory, the pastness lies, not in the content of what is believed, but in the nature of the belief-feeling.
The Analysis of Mind
4
There may be a specific feeling which could be called the feeling of "pastness," especially where immediate memory is concerned.
The Analysis of Mind
Pastness through the time