"tempics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Gary Saul Morson in the 1990s, perhaps from temporal and poetics. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tempics (uncountable)
  1. A method of reading narratives in terms of time and the current instant. Wikipedia link: Gary Saul Morson Tags: uncountable
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