nishtaneh hateva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Material conditions have changed in such a way that an earlier pronouncement no longer applies; or that an earlier statement was not incorrect but merely describing how things were at the time.

Word forms

nishtaneh hateva

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נשתנה הטבע

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