transience
[ tran-shuhns, -zhuhns, -zee-uhns ]
/ ˈtræn ʃəns, -ʒəns, -zi əns /
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noun
transient state or quality.
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Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Sometimes tran·sien·cy .
Origin of transience
First recorded in 1735–45; transi(ent) + -ence
OTHER WORDS FROM transience
non·tran·sience, nounnon·tran·sien·cy, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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