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pro tem⋅po⋅re

  [proh tem-paw-re; Eng. proh tem-puh-ree]
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Latin.
1. temporarily; for the time being.
2. temporary.
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pro tem·po·re   (prō těm'pə-rē)   
adv.  For the time being; temporarily.

[Latin prō tempore : prō, for + tempore, ablative of tempus, time.]
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pro tempore (pro tem) [(proh tem-puh-ree)]

Temporarily: “While the president of the company is ill, the vice president will act as the leader pro tem.” From Latin, meaning “for the time being.”

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pro tempore 
1468, from L., lit. "for the time (being)." Abbreviated form pro tem is attested by 1835.
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Main Entry: pro tem·po·re
Pronunciation: prO-'tem-p&-rE, -pO-"rA
Function: adv or adj
Etymology: Latin
: for the time being : chosen or appointed to occupy a position either temporarily or in the absence of a regularly elected official pro tempore>
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