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# flēotan **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Old English **Slug:** fleotan ## Words From This Root - fleeting - lasting only a very short time; passing swiftly - fleetingly - for a very short time; briefly - fleetingness - the quality of passing quickly; transitoriness
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Words from this root
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fleeting
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/ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting only a very short time; passing swiftly
fleetingly
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/ˈflitɪŋli/
for a very short time; briefly
fleetingness
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/ˈflitɪŋnəs/
the quality of passing quickly; transitoriness
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