"chronotope" meaning in English

See chronotope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: chronotopes [plural]
Etymology: From chrono- (“time”) + -tope (“space”), from Russian хронотоп (xronotop) as used by Mikhail Bakhtin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|chrono-|-tope|gloss1=time|gloss2=space}} chrono- (“time”) + -tope (“space”), {{der|en|ru|хронотоп}} Russian хронотоп (xronotop) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chronotope (plural chronotopes)
  1. The representation, in language, of a particular time and space. Wikipedia link: Mikhail Bakhtin Derived forms: chronotopic

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