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moment
noun(mo-ment)
having important effects or influence
Synonyms: consequence, import,
Examples:
Virtue is of more moment than security.
moment
noun(mo-ment)
an indefinitely short time
Synonyms: bit, minute, mo, second,
Examples:
Wait just a moment.
moment
noun(mo-ment)
a particular point in time
Synonyms: instant, minute, second,
Examples:
The moment he arrived the party began.
moment
noun(mo-ment)
at this time
Synonyms: here and now, present moment,
Examples:
She is studying at the moment.
moment
noun(mo-ment)
a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
moment
noun(mo-ment)
the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

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