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time-binding

time-binding noun: the act of transmitting knowledge and experience from one moment and person to other moments and people using written information (e.g., written language, images, symbols), whether in mundane instances or (especially) from one generation to the next.

Noun

time-binding (uncountable)

  1. (especially, general) The act of transmitting knowledge and experience from one moment and person to other moments and people using written information (e.g., written language, images, symbols), whether in mundane instances or (especially) from one generation to the next.

Adjective

time-binding (not comparable)

  1. (general) Engaging in time-binding.

Forms of time-binding

alternative formtime binding
alternative formtimebinding

Origin of time-binding

Coined by Polish-American philosopher Alfred Korzybski in 1921.

Questions about time-binding

What does time-binding mean?
Time-binding means the act of transmitting knowledge and experience from one moment and person to other moments and people using written information (e.g., written language, images, symbols), whether in mundane instances or (especially) from one generation to the next.
What part of speech is time-binding?
Time-binding can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near time-binding in the dictionary

  1. time-bent
  2. time-bettering
  3. time-bewasted
  4. time-bill
  5. time-bills
  6. time-binding
  7. time-blind
  8. time-blindness
  9. time-bomb
  10. time-bombs
  11. time-book

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