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Meanings of pastness in English

The quality of being past.

        Usage of pastness in English
        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