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specious present

specious present noun: the time duration wherein one's perceptions are considered to be in the present.

Noun

specious present

  1. The time duration wherein one's perceptions are considered to be in the present.

specious present meaning in Tamil

specious present in Tamil

குறுகிய நிகழ்

Origin of specious present

Coined by E. Robert Kelly, better known under the pseudonym "E. R. Clay".

Questions about specious present

What does specious present mean?
Specious present means the time duration wherein one's perceptions are considered to be in the present.
What is specious present in Tamil?
Specious present in Tamil is குறுகிய நிகழ். See Specious present meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is specious present?
Specious present is a noun.

Words near specious present in the dictionary

  1. speciophylline
  2. speciose
  3. speciosities
  4. speciosity
  5. specious
  6. specious present
  7. speciously
  8. speciousness
  9. speciousnesses
  10. SPECIs
  11. specism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specious present (page history and authors); specious present (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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