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temp

  [temp] Informal.
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–noun
1. temporary (def. 2).
–verb (used without object)
2. to work as a temporary.
Origin:
1930–35; by shortening
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temp.

 
1. temperature.
2. temporary.
3. in the time of.
Origin:
< L tempore
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temp   (těmp)   
n.  A temporary worker, as in an office.
intr.v.   temped, temp·ing, temps
To work as a temporary worker.

[Short for temporary worker.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

temp 
1909 (adj.), 1932 (n.), Amer.Eng., shortened form of temporary (job, employee, etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: temp
Pronunciation: 'temp
Function: noun
: TEMPERATURE temp>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

temp. abbr.

  1. temperature

  2. temporal

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
temp

  1. temperature

  2. temporary [employee]

TEMP
test and evaluation master plan
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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