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provisional
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provisional
(adjective)
provisional licence
(noun)
provisional
/prə
ˈ
vɪʒənl̟/
adjective
provisional
/prə
ˈ
vɪʒənl̟/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROVISIONAL
[
more provisional; most provisional
]
:
existing or accepted for the present time but likely to be changed
:
temporary
a
provisional
government
provisional
arrangements
The government has given
provisional
approval for the use of the new drug.
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— provisionally
adverb
The government has
provisionally
approved the use of the new drug.
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