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ad interim

[ ad in-tuh-rim ]
/ æd ˈɪn tə rɪm /
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adverb, adjective

in the meantime.

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RELATED WORDS

acting, brief, interim, provisional, short-lived

Nearby words

  1. ad inf.,
  2. ad infinitum,
  3. ad init.,
  4. ad initium,
  5. ad int.,
  6. ad kalendas graecas,
  7. ad lib,
  8. ad lib.,
  9. ad libitum,
  10. ad litem

Origin of ad interim

< Latin: literally, for the time between
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ad interim

/ (æd ˈɪntərɪm) /

adjective, adverb

for the meantime; for the presentad interim measures Abbreviation: ad int

Word Origin for ad interim

Latin
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