time capsule
TYM KAP-sul
taɪm ˈkæpsəlListen
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a container or collection of objects, documents, and media deliberately preserved and sealed to convey information about the present era to people living in the future; used figuratively to describe anything that preserves the character, attitudes, or material culture of a particular moment so vividly that it transports observers back to that time; the expression is applied to films, recordings, buildings, and neighbourhoods that have remained unchanged and thus embody a specific historical period
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