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English to English noun
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a particular point in time |  | Example: the moment he arrived the party began
source: wordnet30
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an indefinitely short time | | Example: wait just a moment
in a mo
it only takes a minute
in just a bit
source: wordnet30
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at this time | | Example: the disappointments of the here and now
she is studying at the moment
source: wordnet30
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having important effects or influence | | Example: decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
virtue is of more moment than security
that result is of no consequence
source: wordnet30
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a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) | | source: wordnet30
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the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value | | source: wordnet30
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A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment. | | source: webster1913
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