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in⋅ter⋅im

[in-ter-uhm]
–noun
1. an intervening time; interval; meantime: in the interim.
2. a temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift.
3. (initial capital letter) Church History. any of three provisional arrangements for the settlement of religious differences between German Protestants and Roman Catholics during the Reformation.
–adjective
4. for, during, belonging to, or connected with an intervening period of time; temporary; provisional: an interim order.
–adverb
5. meantime.

Origin:
1540–50; < L: in the meantime
in·ter·im   (ĭn'tər-ĭm)   
n.  An interval of time between one event, process, or period and another.
adj.  Belonging to, serving during, or taking place during an intermediate interval of time; temporary: an interim agreement. See Synonyms at temporary.

[From Latin, in the meantime; see en in Indo-European roots.]

Interim

In"ter*im\, n. [L., fr. inter between + im, an old accusative of is he, this, that.]

1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc.

All the interim is Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream. --Shak.

2. (Hist.) A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.

interim 
1548, from L. interim (adj.) "in the meantime," originally "in the midst of that," from inter- "between" + im, ancient adv. from stem of pronoun is "this, that."

Main Entry: in·ter·im
Pronunciation: 'in-t&-r&m
Function: noun
: an intervening time —see also AD INTERIM

Main Entry: interim
Function: adjective
: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim interim disposition>

interim

see in the interim.

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