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temp
[ temp ]
/ tɛmp /
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noun
verb (used without object)
to work as a temporary.
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Origin of temp
First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening
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Other definitions for temp (2 of 2)
temp.
abbreviation
temperature.
temporary.
in the time of.
Origin of temp.
From the Latin word tempore
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British Dictionary definitions for temp (1 of 2)
temp
/ (tɛmp) informal /
noun
a person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis
verb
(intr) to work as a temp
British Dictionary definitions for temp (2 of 2)
temp.
abbreviation for
temperate
temperature
temporary
tempore
Word Origin for temp.
(for sense 4) Latin: in the time of
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