temporary
[ tem-puh-rer-ee ]
/ ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /
adjective
lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
noun, plural tem·po·rar·ies.
an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
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Origin of temporary
SYNONYMS FOR temporary
1 impermanent, passing. Temporary, transient, transitory agree in referring to that which is not lasting or permanent. Temporary implies an arrangement established with no thought of continuance but with the idea of being changed soon: a temporary structure. Transient describes that which is in the process of passing by, and which will therefore last or stay only a short time: a transient condition. Transitory describes an innate characteristic by which a thing, by its very nature, lasts only a short time: Life is transitory.
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temporary
/ (ˈtɛmpərərɪ, ˈtɛmprərɪ) /
adjective
not permanent; provisionaltemporary accommodation
lasting only a short time; transitorytemporary relief from pain
noun plural -raries
a person, esp a secretary or other office worker, employed on a temporary basisOften shortened to: temp
Derived forms of temporary
temporarily, adverbtemporariness, nounWord Origin for temporary
C16: from Latin temporārius, from tempus time
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