If entropy were reversed, would time be reversed?

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If we reversed the second law of thermodynamics, and entropy decreased, and also managed to reverse the motion for all matter in the universe, so that in 24 hours, everything would return to the state it was at then, would time be said to be flowing backwards? Or would time still be flowing forward, just matter is in reverse?
 
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TheQuestionGuy14 said:
would time be said to be flowing backwards? Or would time still be flowing forward, just matter is in reverse?
Whatever is said depends on what the speaker thinks the words "time flowing backwards" mean.

That's not a very satisfying answer, but I don't believe that the question as asked has any better answer.
This thread is closed, but as with all such thread closures we can reopen it when and if someone suggests a more rigorous way of formulating the question.