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What is "momentaneous"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Momentaneous

Momentaneous \Mo`men*ta"ne*ous\, Momentany \Mo"men*ta*ny\, a. Momentary. [Obs.]
--Hooker. ``Momentany as a sound.''
--Shak.

Wiktionary
momentaneous

a. (context archaic English) momentary

WordNet
momentaneous

adj. 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, momentary]

Usage examples of "momentaneous".

Birkin remembered how once Gerald had clutched his hand, with a warm, momentaneous grip of final love.