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Alternative spellings
hic-et-nunc
Etymology
From Latin "hic#Latin|hic et#Latin|et nunc#Latin|nunc", "here and now".
Adverb
hic et nunc

1. here and now, in the immediate present

#*1995, w:Andrew Sihler|Andrew L. Sihler, New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
#*:Such sentences explicitly state that something both has taken place and will take place; they are silent about what Bruce and Wayne are doing hic-et-nunc.
Adjective
hic et nunc

1. happening here and now, occurring in the immediate present

#*1995, w:Andrew Sihler|Andrew L. Sihler, New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
#*:Alice IS WRITING a letter, The tenor IS STRANGLING the soprano, Leigh IS TAKING a shower are examples of genuine hic-et-nunc events.
Noun
hic et nunc

1. the here and now, the immediate present

#*1980, Alexandre Kojeve, Introduction to the Reading of Hegel: Lectures on the Phemenology of Spirit
#*:The hic et nunc, represented by a point on this line, is determined, fixed, and defined by the past which, through it, determines the future as well.
See also
here and now, here-and-now, Here and Now
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