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Added 9 October 2026

short-term

adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about short-term at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
This short-term plan deals with the next few days.
Of or pertaining to a short duration of time.
short-term exposure

adverb

Over a relatively short period of time.

Origin

From short + term.

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