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n. - The property of not existing for indefinitely long durations.

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Usage examples (31)
  • There was always a strange impermanency about any repairs that Garrick effected.
  • It was a disconnected moment of exhilaration — no indication of impermanency, no sign that he did not love her, would leave her.
  • Because the Hmong never had their own independent country, she said they've always felt a sense of impermanency, and a very strong image in their folklore is that of an...
  • Thought of the way I'd enjoyed the past months, making decisions, running a business, knowing all the time it was just for a year, not a lifetime, and being reassured by such...
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