Meaning of TEMPORARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'tempu`reree
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- [adj] lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"
- [adj] not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
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| | Synonyms: | | acting(a), ephemeral, episodic, evanescent, fly-by-night, fugacious, guest(a), impermanent, improvised, interim, irregular, jury-rigged, makeshift, part-time, passing, pro tem, pro tempore, short-lived, temporal, terminable, transient, transitory, visiting, working(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | lasting, permanent | | |
| | See Also: | | unstable | |
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| | Definition: | | \Tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [L. temporarius, fr. tempus,
temporis, time: cf. F. temporaire.]
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited
time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary
relief.
Temporary government of the city. --Motley.
{Temporary star}. (Astron.) See under {Star}.
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