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CAPSULE-MEMORIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Anecdotal History
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- time capsule
1, record 1, English, time%20capsule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited for preservation until discovery by some future age. 2, record 1, English, - time%20capsule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
time capsule: term used in the context of the Blueprint 2020 vision of the Government of Canada. 3, record 1, English, - time%20capsule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Histoire anecdotique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capsule temporelle
1, record 1, French, capsule%20temporelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capsule témoin 2, record 1, French, capsule%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun
- capsule-mémorial 3, record 1, French, capsule%2Dm%C3%A9morial
correct, feminine noun
- capsule historique 4, record 1, French, capsule%20historique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coffret [...] où l'on dépose divers objets [...] afin de donner aux siècles futurs un témoignage de la civilisation actuelle. 5, record 1, French, - capsule%20temporelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le 9 août 1926 fut posée la pierre angulaire, intégrée dans la pile à l'angle des rues Notre-Dame et Saint-Antoine, face à l'endroit surnommé «Au Pied du Courant». Cette pierre contient une capsule témoin avec 59 objets témoignant de l'année du début de la construction du pont. 6, record 1, French, - capsule%20temporelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capsule témoin : terme utilisé dans le contexte de la vision pour Objectif 2020 du gouvernement du Canada. 7, record 1, French, - capsule%20temporelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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