momentaneous

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momentaneous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Momentaneous \Mo`men*ta"ne*ous\, Momentany \Mo"men*ta*ny\, a.
     [L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentan['e].]
     Momentary. [Obs.] --Hooker. "Momentany as a sound." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

momentaneous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  momentaneous
      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]