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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. lasting for a markedly brief time;
- Example: "a fleeting glance"
- Example: "fugitive hours"
- Example: "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"
- Example: "a momentary glimpse"
[syn: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Momentary \Mo"men*ta*ry\, a. [L. momentarius. See Moment.]
   Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very
   short time; as, a momentary pang.
   [1913 Webster]

         This momentary joy breeds months of pain. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

momentary
    adj 1: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance";
           "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of
           things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn:
           fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]