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momentariness

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mo⋅men⋅tar⋅y

  [moh-muhn-ter-ee]
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–adjective
1. lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
2. that might occur at any moment; ever impending: to live in fear of momentary annihilation.
3. effective or recurring at every moment; constant.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME momentare < L mōmentārius. See moment, -ary

Related forms:
mo⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅ness, noun
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mo·men·tar·y   (mō'mən-těr'ē)   
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 mōmentārius, from mōmentum, moment; see moment.]
mo'men·tar'i·ness n.
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