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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹæn.zɪ.t(ə)ɹɪ/ [UK], /ˈtɹæn.sɪ.t(ə)ɹɪ/ [UK], /ˈtɹæn.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ [US], /ˈtɹæn.sɪˌtɔɹ.i/ [US] Audio: en-us-transitory.ogg , en-au-transitory.ogg Forms: more transitory [comparative], most transitory [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French transitoire, from Old French, from Latin transitorius. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|transitoire}} Middle French transitoire, {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{uder|en|la|transitorius}} Latin transitorius Head templates: {{en-adj}} transitory (comparative more transitory, superlative most transitory)
  1. Lasting only a short time; temporary. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: ephemeral Translations (lasting only a short time — see also transient): անցողական (ancʻoġakan) (Armenian), краткотраен (kratkotraen) (Bulgarian), мимолетен (mimoleten) (Bulgarian), временен (vremenen) (Bulgarian), transitori (Catalan), 暫時的 (Chinese Mandarin), 暂时的 (zànshí de) (Chinese Mandarin), 短暫的 (Chinese Mandarin), 短暂的 (duǎnzàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), kortvarig (Danish), forbigående (Danish), midlertidig (Danish), voorbijgaand (Dutch), transitorisch (Dutch), väliaikainen (Finnish), lyhytaikainen (Finnish), ohimenevä (Finnish), passager [masculine] (French), provisoire [feminine, masculine] (French), transitoire [feminine, masculine] (French), transitorio (Galician), pasadío (Galician), vorübergehend (German), flüchtig (German), vorbeigehend (German), díomuan (Irish), duthain (Irish), gearrshaolach (Irish), fugax (Latin), transitorisk (Norwegian Bokmål), forbigående (Norwegian Bokmål), midlertidig (Norwegian Bokmål), transitorisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), transitório (Portuguese), trecător (Romanian), вре́менный (vrémennyj) (Russian), мимолётный (mimoljótnyj) (Russian), преходящий (prexodjaščij) (Russian), эфемерный (efemernyj) (Russian), кратковременный (kratkovremennyj) (Russian), fuadain (Scottish Gaelic), transitorio (Spanish), pasajero (Spanish), kortvarig (Swedish), flyktig (Swedish), förgänglig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-transitory-en-adj-QsElrDhL Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'lasting only a short time — see also transient': 98 2
  2. (law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county Categories (topical): Law
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: transient
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      "word": "transitori"
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      "word": "transitorisch"
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      "word": "transitorio"
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      "word": "vorübergehend"
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "flüchtig"
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "word": "transitório"
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "trecător"
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      "word": "вре́менный"
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      "word": "преходящий"
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      "roman": "kratkovremennyj",
      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "кратковременный"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "transitorio"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "pasajero"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "kortvarig"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "flyktig"
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      "sense": "lasting only a short time — see also transient",
      "word": "förgänglig"
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