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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to time.
2.
pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: temporal joys.
3.
enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal).
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Grammar.
a.
of, pertaining to, or expressing time: a temporal adverb.
b.
of or pertaining to the tenses of a verb.
5.
secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.
noun Usually, temporals.
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something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
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Temporal
is an LSAT word you need to know.
So is premise. Does it mean:
| following as an effect or result; following as a logical conclusion |
| to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation; to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, as a premise for a conclusion |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English (adj. and noun) < Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al1
1300–50; Middle English (adj. and noun) < Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al1
Related forms
tem·po·ral·ly, adverb
tem·po·ral·ness, noun
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
noun
2.
any of several parts in the temporal region, especially the temporal bone.
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Word Origin & History
temporal
mid-14c., "worldly, secular," later "of time, terrestrial, earthly" (late 14c.), "temporary, lasting only for a time" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. temporal, from L. temporalis "of time, temporary," from tempus (gen. temporis) "time, season, proper time or season." Related: Temporality.
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Medical Dictionary
temporal tem·po·ral2 (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)
adj.
Abbr. temp.
Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull.
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Science Dictionary
temporal  (těm'pər-əl) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull. |
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