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forgottenness

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English

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Etymology

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From forgotten +‎ -ness.

Noun

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forgottenness (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) The quality or state of being forgotten
    • 1938, Parvis Evad, Kenneth Maly, “Echo”, in Contributions to Philosophy: From Enowning[1], translation of original by Martin Heidegger, published 1999, →ISBN, page 80:
      Abandonment of being is the ground of the forgottenness of being.

Usage notes

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  • This term is chiefly used in Heideggerian writings, where it serves to translate the German Vergessenheit, otherwise translatable as "oblivion".
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