Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.
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of Act
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of Act
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Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
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Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
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Alt. of Episodical
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Alt. of Episodical
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Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.
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Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.
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Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.
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Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.
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of Improvise
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of Improvise
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The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc.
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The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc.
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Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a.
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Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a.
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That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
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That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
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of Pass
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of Pass
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A ship's side; hence, by extension, a ship; -- found chiefly in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard.
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A ship's side; hence, by extension, a ship; -- found chiefly in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard.
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Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.
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Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.
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Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.
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Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.
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Capable of being terminated or bounded; limitable.
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Capable of being terminated or bounded; limitable.
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Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duratio…
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Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duratio…
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Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.
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Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.
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of Work
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of Work
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One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.
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The quality or state of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.
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The quality or state of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.
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Alt. of Permanency
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Alt. of Permanency
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The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permane…
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The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permane…
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Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.
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Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.
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Not permanent.
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Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…
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