Meanings
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1
adv
at no time or at no point in time
A timeless relation exists nowhere and nowhen in the ordinary physical sense.
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2
noun
a standpoint that is not located at any particular time
The philosopher sought a view from nowhen, neutral between past and future.
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Etymology
Formed from no + when by analogy with nowhere. The rare adverb means "at no time"; philosophical writers later also used the noun in the phrase view from nowhen for a temporally neutral standpoint.