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short-lived — adjective lasting a very short time (Freq. 2) the ephemeral joys of childhood a passing fancy youth s transient beauty love is transitory but it is eternal fugacious blossoms • Syn: ↑ephemeral, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Time travel — This article details time travel itself. For other uses, see Time Traveler. Time travel is the concept of moving between different moments in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space, either sending objects (or in… … Wikipedia
short — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not measuring much from one end to the other VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… … Wikipedia
Short subject — is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. The description is now used almost interchangeably with short film. Either term is often abbreviated to short (as a noun, e.g. a short… … Wikipedia
short and sweet — adjective dealt with very quickly; to the point (Freq. 1) the conference was short and sweet make your statement short and sweet • Similar to: ↑short * * * adjective : brief and to the point * * * short and sweet … Useful english dictionary
Time Traveler (video game) — This article talks about the video game Time Traveler. For other uses, see Time Traveler. Infobox VG title= Hologram Time Traveler caption= Title logo developer= Virtual Image Productions (arcade), GTE Interactive Media (PC/DVD) publisher= Arcade … Wikipedia
End time — End time, End times, or End of days are the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other non Abrahamic religions. In Abrahamic religions, End times are often depicted as a time of tribulation … Wikipedia
Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy — (ISTDP) is a form of short term psychotherapy developed through empirical research by Habib Davanloo, MD. This article is an introductory overview; those who wish to investigate further are referred to Davanloo s Intensive Short Term Dynamic… … Wikipedia
ephemeral — I adjective brevis, brief, caducous, caducus, continuing for a short time, deciduous, disappearing, elusive, enduring only a very short time, ephemerous, evanescent, existing for a short time, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, hurried, impermanent,… … Law dictionary
