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momentane

momentane adjective: momentary.

Adjective

momentane (comparative more momentane, superlative most momentane)

  1. (obsolete) Momentary.
    • The momentane afflictions of this lyfe are not woꝛthy of the gloꝛy that ſhall be ſhewed vpon vs.1570, Thomas Whittell, The first (second) volume of the ecclesiasticall history, London: […] Iohn Daye, page 2022, column 1

Noun

momentane (uncountable)

  1. In Finnish and Navajo, a verb aspect indicating that an occurrence is sudden and short-lived.

Forms of momentane

comparativemore momentane
superlativemost momentane

Origin of momentane

From Latin momentaneus. Doublet of momentaneous.

Questions about momentane

What does momentane mean?
Momentane means momentary.
What part of speech is momentane?
Momentane can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near momentane in the dictionary

  1. moment-generating function
  2. moment-generating functions
  3. momenta
  4. momental
  5. momentally
  6. momentane
  7. momentaneal
  8. momentaneall
  9. momentaneity
  10. momentaneous
  11. momentaneously

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