tempics

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noun

A method of reading narratives in terms of time and the current instant.

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Meanings

nountempics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA method of reading narratives in terms of time and the current instant.

Origin

Coined by Gary Saul Morson in the 1990s, perhaps from temporal and poetics.

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APA

tempics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tempics

MLA

“tempics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tempics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tempics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tempics.

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