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- pronunciation:
- mo
m
 nt
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A moment is a very short amount of time.
Carrie took a moment to think before she answered the question.The principal opened the classroom door and asked to speak to the teacher for a moment.- synonyms:
- instant, minute, second
- similar words:
- bit, flash
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| definition 2: |
If the telephone rang the moment you got home, it means that the telephone rang at the particular point in time that you got home.
The moment Chloe shut the front door, she realized that she left her purse inside the house.- synonyms:
- time
- similar words:
- day, instant, period, point
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| related words: |
meaning, time |
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