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Short-term   /ʃɔrt-tərm/   Listen
Short-term

adjective
1.
Relating to or extending over a limited period.  Synonym: short-run.  "A short-term lease" , "Short-term credit"



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"Short-term" Quotes from Famous Books



... women are accorded a freedom of movement far beyond anything possible in your world. They are safe from harm. Their morals are, according to the standard here, practically one hundred per cent perfect. With short-term marriages, dissolvable at will, there is no reason why they should be otherwise. Curiously enough too, marriages are renewed frequently—more than that, I should say, generally—for life-long periods. Polygamy with the consent of all parties is permitted, but seldom practiced. Polyandry is unlawful, ...
— The Girl in the Golden Atom • Raymond King Cummings



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