"time loop" meaning in English

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        "A hypothetical or fictional instance of characters living through a set period of time repeatedly until the loop can be broken."
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        "(chiefly science fiction) A hypothetical or fictional instance of characters living through a set period of time repeatedly until the loop can be broken."
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          "word": "Zeitschleife"
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        "(chiefly science fiction) A hypothetical or fictional instance of characters living through a set period of time repeatedly until the loop can be broken."
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