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MOMENTANEOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does momentaneous mean?
• MOMENTANEOUS (adjective)
The adjective MOMENTANEOUS has 1 sense:
1. lasting for a markedly brief time
Familiarity information: MOMENTANEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lasting for a markedly brief time
Synonyms:
fleeting; fugitive; momentaneous; momentary
Context example:
a momentary glimpse
Similar:
short (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration)
Derivation:
moment (an indefinitely short time)
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