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TRANSITORY

\tɹˈansɪtəɹˌi], \tɹˈansɪtəɹˌi], \t_ɹ_ˈa_n_s_ɪ_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of TRANSITORY

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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Brief; continuing but a short time; fleeting; passing.
Transitorily.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Transitorily.
Going or passing away: lasting for a short time: speedily vanishing.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Passing away; not abiding.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Existing for a short time only; transient.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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