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The definition of transitory is something temporary or not permanent.

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Lodging that you stay in for only a day or two at a time is an example of lodging that would be described as transitory.

See transitory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of a passing nature; not enduring or permanent; temporary, fleeting, or ephemeral; transient

Origin: ME transitorie < MFr transitoire < LL(Ec) transitorius < L, adapted for passing through < transitus: see transit

Related Forms:

transitorily adverb
transitoriness noun

See transitory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: “the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves” (Carson McCullers).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English transitorie

Origin: , from Old French transitoire

Origin: , from Late Latin trānsitōrius

Origin: , from Latin, having a passageway

Origin: , from trānsitus, passage; see transit

Related Forms:

tranˌsi·toˈri·ly adverb

tranˈsi·toˌri·ness noun

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