"impermanent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-impermanent.wav Forms: more impermanent [comparative], most impermanent [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French impermanent, from im- + permanent. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|impermanent}} Middle French impermanent, {{af|en|in-|permanent|alt1=im-}} im- + permanent Head templates: {{en-adj}} impermanent (comparative more impermanent, superlative most impermanent)
  1. not permanent; unperpetual. Derived forms: impermanently Related terms: impermanence Coordinate_terms: momentary, temporary Translations (not permanent): непостоянен (nepostojanen) (Bulgarian), неустойчив (neustojčiv) (Bulgarian), 短暫 /短暂 (duǎnzàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 暫時 /暂时 (Chinese Mandarin), 非永久的 (fēi yǒngjiǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), impermanent (French), provvisorio (Italian), transitorio (Italian), temporaneo (Italian), impermanēns (Latin), imperpetuālis (Latin)
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