The definition of a moment is a brief period of time, or a specific point in time.
(noun)See moment in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < L momentum, movement, impulse, brief space of time, importance < *movimentum < movere, to move
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Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin mōmentum
Origin: , from *movimentum; see momentum
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