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momentary

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mo·men·tar·y  (mmn-tr)
adj.
1. Lasting for only a moment.
2. Occurring or present at every moment: in momentary fear of being exposed.
3. Short-lived or ephemeral, as a life.
[Middle English momentare, from Latin mmentrius, from mmentum, moment; see moment.]
momen·tari·ness n.
momentary
Adjective
lasting for only a moment; temporary
momentarily adv
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Adj.1.momentary - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous
short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
momentary
adjective short-lived, short, brief, temporary, passing, quick, fleeting, hasty, transitory << OPPOSITE lasting
Translations
momentary [ˈməuməntərɪ] adj → momentáneo
momentary [ˈməuməntərɪ] moment adj → momentané(e) → passager/ère
momentary [ˈməuməntərɪ] moment adj (brief) → kurz
momentary [ˈməuməntərɪ] adj → momentaneo/a, passeggero/a


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Thus a momentary thing is a set of particulars, while a thing (which may be identified with the whole history of the thing) is a series of such sets of particulars.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
The Communists fight for the attainment of the immediate aims, for the enforcement of the momentary interests of the working class; but in the movement of the present, they also represent and take care of the future of that movement.
The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context
If ye believed more in life, then would ye devote yourselves less to the momentary.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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