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  • 61brief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. short, succinct, terse; quick, fleeting. n. summary, argument. v. t. instruct. See information, lawsuit, shortness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Short in time] Syn. short, fleeting, concise; see… …

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  • 62ephemeral — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. short lived, fugitive, transient, transitory, fleeting, evanescent, momentary. See transientness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. transient, evanescent, fleeting; see evanescent , temporary . See… …

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  • 63fugitive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. runaway, fleeing; transient, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting; transitory. n. runaway, eloper, absconder; refugee, escapee. See avoidance, escape, transientness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. outlaw,… …

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  • 64temporary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impermanent, irregular, seasonal, provisional, momentary, brief, fleeting, transitory; stopgap, makeshift, ersatz. See transientness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. transitory, transient, fleeting,… …

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  • 65transitory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See transientness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fleeting] Syn. brief, ephemeral, short; see fleeting . 2. [Temporary] Syn. impermanent, transient, changeable; see temporary . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 66transient — I. adjective Etymology: Latin transeunt , transiens, present participle of transire to cross, pass by, from trans + ire to go more at issue Date: 1599 1. a. passing especially quickly into and out of existence ; transitory < transient beauty > …

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  • 67Sic transit gloria mundi — is a Latin phrase that means Thus passes the glory of the world . It has been interpreted as Worldly things are fleeting. TraditionallyFact|date=July 2008, Papal coronations are thrice interrupted by a monk (some saywho? barefoot) holding a pole&#8230; …

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  • 68Stirling Albion F.C. — Infobox Football club clubname = Stirling Albion fullname = Stirling Albion Football Club nickname = The Binos, The Beanos, The Yo Yos founded = 1945 ground = Forthbank Stadium, Stirling capacity = 3,808 chairman = manager = league = Scottish&#8230; …

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  • 69James Colley — is an American singer songwriter whose music can be described as part rock and part classic country. Raised in Bakersfield, California, Colley found his musical inspiration in the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Neil Young,&#8230; …

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  • 70Spy High — Infobox Book | name = Spy High book series = Spy High title orig = Spy High Series translator = image caption = Cover for The Frankenstein Factory . author = A. J. Butcher illustrator = Lee Gibbons cover artist = country = United Kingdom language …

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