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temporary
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
temporary
(adjective)
temporary
/
ˈ
tɛmpəˌreri/
adjective
temporary
/
ˈ
tɛmpəˌreri/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of TEMPORARY
1
:
continuing for a limited amount of time
:
not permanent
The drug will give you
temporary
relief from the pain.
a
temporary
job
The delay is only
temporary
.
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2
:
intended to be used for a limited amount of time
temporary
workers
The settlers built
temporary
shelters.
a
temporary
solution
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— temporarily
/ˌtɛmpə
ˈ
rerəli/
adverb
We lost power
temporarily
.
The store is
temporarily
closed for renovations.
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