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time capsule

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a container that is filled with objects considered to be typical of the present period in history and then buried, so that it can be dug up and studied much laterThings remaining
(Definition of time capsule noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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