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whilend

Whilend (adj) means Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.

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Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
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Etymology

From Middle English whilende, whilwende, from Old English hwīlende, hwīlwende (“transitory, temporary, temporal”), from hwīl (“time, while”) + -wende (“moving, going about, turning”, suffix), equivalent to while + wending.

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"whilend" (adj) means passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.

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