{
  "id": "since.temporal",
  "term": "since",
  "sense": "temporal",
  "pos": "adjective",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 2,
  "arena": "EmergenceLexicon",
  "domain": "linguistic",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "from a previous time until now",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "previous.temporal",
      "time.dimension"
    ],
    "interaction": "previous temporal time together is a point that remains until now",
    "novel_properties": [
      "starting point",
      "continuous interval"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The Voyager 1 probe has transmitted data continuously since its launch in 1977, now over 45 years.",
      "domain": "spaceflight"
    },
    {
      "text": "Mount Etna has erupted at least once every decade since 1500 BCE, according to archaeological records.",
      "domain": "geology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Japanese imperial line has reigned since 660 BCE, as recorded in the Nihon Shoki.",
      "domain": "institutions"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "time.dimension",
      "note": "is-a",
      "type": "is-a"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [
    "age.temporal",
    "recent.temporal"
  ],
  "forms": [
    "since"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-since.temporal"
}