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Meaning of wayback machine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A time machine or other means of revisiting information from the past.

Examples

“I can't set Mr. Peabody's wayback machine to July 1, 1863, and take my entire class of fifth graders on a field trip to show them what the Battle of Gettysburg was like. I don't have a wayback machine.”
“The star middle linebacker, who will go down in history as one of the Bears' best and most popular players, willingly jumped in the wayback machine and stopped it on a game during his second NFL season.”
“Reduced to its core, originalism promises that judges can ride a constitutional wayback machine, taking orders from the esteemed Founders.”
“So let's set the wayback machine to 2009 to show an example of what I was doing back then.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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