Transitory

transitory denotes the temporary, only brief lasting of a state; also:

• in medicine, a certain type of disease process
• a type of prepaid expenses in the bookkeeping

Furthermore, transitory is a synonym for transient .

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Wiktionary: transitory  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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