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impermanency

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im·per·ma·nent  (m-pûrm-nnt)
adj.
Not lasting or durable; not permanent.
im·perma·nence, im·perma·nen·cy n.
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Noun1.impermanency - the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
impermanence
length, duration - continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
temporariness - the property of lasting only a short time
transience, transiency, transitoriness - an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
mortality - the quality or state of being mortal


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It was not devotion to an outdoor life, but the frequentation of foreign cafes which was responsible for that habit, investing with a character of unceremonious impermanency Mr Verloc's steady fidelity to his own fireside.
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