🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

일시적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ilsijeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Transitory/ˈtræn.zɪ.tər.i/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그것은 일시적인 현상에 불과하다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not permanent; lasting for only a short time.

    "The beauty of the cherry blossoms is transitory, lasting only a few days."
  2. 2

    Involving movement from one state, place, or condition to another.

    "The company is currently experiencing a transitory phase before the new management takes over."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'transitorius', formed from 'transitus' meaning 'a going across or passing over' (from the verb 'transire', combining 'trans-' meaning 'across' + 'ire' meaning 'to go'). Entering the English language in the late 15th century, the word initially retained its literal sense of movement before evolving to describe things of brief duration or ephemeral nature.

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