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Instantaneous Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Instantaneous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

occurring with no delay

"relief was instantaneous"

"instant gratification"

2

Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.

"The camera's shutter speed was so instantaneous that it froze the bird mid-flight without a blur."

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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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