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View synonyms for provisory
provisory
[ pruh-vahy-zuh-ree ]
provisory
/ prəˈvaɪzərɪ /
adjective
- containing a proviso; conditional
- See provisionalanother word for provisional
- making provision
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Derived Forms
- proˈvisorily, adverb
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Other Words From
- pro·viso·ri·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of provisory1
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Example Sentences
A provisory government was established, entitled the Government of the National Defence.
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Still there remains an expression in the Arrt, that it is provisory only.
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If yet in time—ay, such provisory parenthesis was in my mind at the moment.
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