Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Passing; transient; transitory. Compare
while , intransitive verb
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- adjective obsolete
Passing ;temporal ;temporary ; not lasting; not permanent;transient ;transitory ; noteternal .
Etymologies
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From Middle English whilende, from Old English hwīlende, hwīlwende ("transitory, temporary, temporal"), from hwīl ("time, while") + -wende ("moving, going about, turning", suffix), equivalent to while + wending.
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