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Meanings of transitory in anglès

Lasting or existing for a short time only.

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Usage of transitory in anglès
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For one transitory moment, I think I may have actually seen it.
Choke
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It is vital that school staff are supported throughout this transitory period.
The Guardian
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If they are linked, let's hope the phenomenon is a transitory one.
Star trek movie tie-in
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The life of human beings in this world is fleeting and transitory.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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So from the iron bracelet a voice tells of the transitory vision.
Essays in Rebellion
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It was no such transitory terror as a dream leaves behind it.
In a glass darkly
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One patient had transitory sciatica without neurological deficit that was treated medically.
Pubmed
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Striking examples of transitory or temporary idiosyncrasies are seen in pregnant women.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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We know that in that poor little brain impressions are very transitory.
Jack / 1877
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Take the single fact of its alleged uncertain tenure and transitory character.
The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
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He had transitory qualms of fear about the possible expensiveness of Helen.
Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
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Like all secessionists, George was very fiery and transitory in his feelings.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
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Painful things occur every day, my dear madam, in this transitory life.
Idle Hour Stories
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You quite repeat my own words when you say it is transitory.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melan...
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The effect of this appeal, solemnly and urgently delivered, was only transitory.
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
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A particular nursing transaction, like a concert or play, is transitory, short-lived.
Humanistic Nursing
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Transitory across language varieties
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