"momentaneous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin momentaneus. Compare French momentané. Doublet of momentane. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{cog|fr|momentané}} French momentané, {{doublet|en|momentane}} Doublet of momentane Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} momentaneous (not comparable)
  1. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that takes place at a specific point in time. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-momentaneous-en-adj-mMXs8rta Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (archaic) momentary Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-momentaneous-en-adj-QABNjjqB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: momentaneously, momentaneousness
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