Meaning of INTERIM
| Pronunciation: | | 'inturim
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- [n] the time between one event, process, or period and another
- [adj] serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"
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| | Synonyms: | | impermanent, lag, temporary |
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| | See Also: | | interregnum, interval, time interval | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In"ter*im\, n. [L., fr. inter between + im, an old
accusative of is he, this, that.]
1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events,
etc.
All the interim is Like a phantasms, or a hideous
dream. --Shak.
2. (Hist.) A name given to each of three compromises made by
the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of
harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and
Catholics.
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