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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

momentarius

. See

Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time;

as, a

momentary

pang

This

momentary

joy breeds months of pain.

Shakespeare

Adj.

Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as a momentary pang.

Momentary as a sound,

Swift as a shadow, short as any dream.