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temporicide nonce-wd.|ˈtɛmpərɪsaɪd|
[f. L. tempus, tempor- time + -cide.]
1. The ‘killing’ of time.
1851Chambers' Papers for People IX. No. 72. 9 Short romantic stories, adaptable for purposes of temporicide. 1856Grindon Life xxiv. (1875) 305 Pleasure..such as will outweigh whole nights of the mere temporicide popularly esteemed the beau idéal of pastime.
2. One who ‘kills’ time.
a1876M. Collins Th. in Gard. (1880) II. 208 D., who would catch the tide, G., with his notions wide, Each is temporicide—Time's reckless murderer. |