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(1):

(a.) Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders.

(2):

(a.) Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape.

(3):

(a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure.

(4):

(n.) That which remains but for a brief time.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Transient'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/transient.html. 1828.
 
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