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tem⋅po⋅ral

1  [tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl]
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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 ).
4. 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.
6. a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
7. something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
Origin:
1300–50; ME (adj. and n.) < L temporālis, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) time + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
tem⋅po⋅ral⋅ly, adverb
tem⋅po⋅ral⋅ness, noun

tem⋅po⋅ral

2  [tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl] Anatomy, Zoology
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
–noun
2. any of several parts in the temporal region, esp. the temporal bone.
Origin:
1535–45; < LL temporālis, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) temple 2 + -ālis -al 1
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tem·po·ral 1   (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or limited by time: a temporal dimension; temporal and spatial boundaries.

  2. Of or relating to the material world; worldly: the temporal possessions of the Church.

  3. Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing: our temporal existence.

  4. Secular or lay; civil: lords temporal and spiritual.

  5. Grammar Expressing time: a temporal adverb.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin temporālis, from tempus, tempor-, time.]
tem'po·ral·ly adv.
tem·po·ral 2   (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull.

[Late Latin temporālis, from Latin tempora, pl. of tempus, temple.]
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Word Origin & History

temporal 
c.1340, "worldly, secular," later "of time, terrestrial, earthly" (c.1375), "temporary, lasting only for a time" (1382), from O.Fr. temporal, from L. temporalis "of time, temporary," from tempus (gen. temporis) "time, season, proper time or season."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1tem·po·ral
Pronunciation: 'tem-p(&-)r&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to time as distinguished fromspace; also : of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time —tem·po·ral·ly /-E/ adverb

Main Entry: 2temporal
Function: noun
: a temporal part (as a bone or muscle)

Main Entry: 3temporal
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits
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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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