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in⋅ter⋅im
[in-ter-uh
m] 
–noun
–adjective
–adverb
| 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. |
| 4. | for, during, belonging to, or connected with an intervening period of time; temporary; provisional: an interim order. |
| 5. | meantime. |
Origin:
1540–50; < L: in the meantime
1540–50; < L: in the meantime
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| in·ter·im
(ĭn'tər-ĭm) Pronunciation Key
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.] |
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| interim | |
adjective | |
| 1. | serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement" |
noun | |
| 1. | the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" |
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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.
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