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—impermanence, impermanency, n. —impermanently, adv./im perr"meuh neuhnt/, adj.not permanent or enduring; transitory.[1645-55; IM-2 + PERMANENT]Syn. fleeting, temporary, ephemeral, evanescent.
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Impermanent — Im*per ma*nent, a. Not permanent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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impermanent — index acting, ephemeral, interim, precarious, temporary, transient, transitory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
impermanent — impermanent, ente [ɛ̃pɛʀmanɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adj. ÉTYM. 1794; de im (→ 1. In ), et permanent. ❖ ♦ Didact. Qui, par sa nature, ne doit pas durer toujours (ou très longtemps). ❖ CONTR. Permanent. DÉR … Encyclopédie Universelle
impermanent — impermanent, ente (in pèr ma nan, nan t ) adj. Qui n est pas permanent. ÉTYMOLOGIE Im... négatif, et permanent … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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impermanent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not permanent. DERIVATIVES impermanence noun impermanently adverb … English terms dictionary
impermanent — [im pʉr′mə nənt] adj. not permanent; not lasting; fleeting; temporary impermanence n. impermanency impermanently adv … English World dictionary
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impermanent — im|per|ma|nent [ımˈpə:mənənt US ə:r ] adj formal not staying the same for ever = ↑temporary ≠ ↑permanent ▪ single storey structures, built from cheap and impermanent materials >impermanence n [U] ▪ His philosophy stressed the impermanence of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
