existing for a short time

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  • short-lived — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. transitory, impermanent, mortal, perishable, ephemeral, fugitive, evanescent; doomed. See transientness.Ant., longlived, permanent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. brief, momentary, temporary; see… …   English dictionary for students

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