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   Tran·si·to·ry

   /ˈtranzəˌtôrē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not permanent: "transitory periods of medieval greatness"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French transitoire, from Christian Latin transitorius, from transit- ‘gone across’ (see transit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. transitorily adverb
   • 2. transitoriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • T

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   • R

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   • A

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   • N

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   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

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   • Y

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