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momentary adjective [ ˈməʊm(ə)nt(ə)ri ]

• lasting for a very short time; brief.
• "a momentary lapse of concentration"
Similar: brief, short, short-lived, quick, fleeting, passing, transient, transitory, ephemeral, evanescent, fugitive, temporary, impermanent, fugacious,
Opposite: lengthy, lasting, permanent,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin momentarius, from momentum (see moment).


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