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   tran·si·to·ry

   /ˈtranzəˌtôrē/

   adjective

   • 1. not permanent: "transitory periods of medieval greatness"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French transitoire, from Christian Latin transitorius, from transit- ‘gone across’ (see transit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. transitorily adverb
   • 2. transitoriness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transitoryTransitory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRANSITORY is of brief duration : temporary. How to use transitory in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Transitory.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSITORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TRANSITORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of transitory in English. transitory. adjective. formal uk / ˈtræn.zɪ.t ə r.i / us / ˈtræn.sə.tɔːr.i / Add to word list. lasting for only a short time: the transitory nature of life. Synonyms. brief (SHORT IN TIME) ephemeral. evanescent formal. fleeting. fugitive (TEMPORARY) formal.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transitoryTransitory - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something is fleeting or lasts a short time, it is transitory. Your boss declared the company's restructuring to be transitory, and promised that the company would emerge stronger and better than ever.

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   Transitory definition: not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.. See examples of TRANSITORY used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSITORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective. If you say that something is transitory, you mean that it lasts only for a short time. Most teenage romances are transitory. ...a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success. Synonyms: short-lived, short, passing, brief More Synonyms of transitory. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSITORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   transitory. adjective. uk / ˈtrænsɪt ə ri / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. only lasting for a short period of time: A growing proportion of the population are in a transitory stage between paid employment and old age. transitory factors / issues. a transitory phase / period.

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   Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: "the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves" (Carson McCullers).

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › transitorytransitory adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of transitory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRANSITORY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    lasting only for a short time: the transitory nature of life. (Definition of transitory from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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    transitory meaning, definition, what is transitory: continuing or existing for only a short ...: Learn more.