temporarily

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tem·po·rar·y

[tem-puh-rer-ee] adjective, noun, plural tem·po·rar·ies.
adjective
1.
lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
noun
2.
an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.

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Temporarily is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin temporārius, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ārius -ary

tem·po·rar·i·ly [tem-puh-rair-uh-lee, tem-puh-rer-] , adverb
tem·po·rar·i·ness, noun
non·tem·po·rar·i·ly, adverb
non·tem·po·rar·i·ness, noun
non·tem·po·rar·y, adjective
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un·tem·po·rar·y, adjective
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1. impermanent, passing. Temporary, transient, transitory agree in referring to that which is not lasting or permanent. Temporary implies an arrangement established with no thought of continuance but with the idea of being changed soon: a temporary structure. Transient describes that which is in the process of passing by, and which will therefore last or stay only a short time: a transient condition. Transitory describes an innate characteristic by which a thing, by its very nature, lasts only a short time: Life is transitory.


1. permanent.

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Example Sentences
  • Our own research work was temporarily impacted because of many phone calls, but in the long run the effect was minimal.
  • The operation was the first to use a machine to temporarily duplicate the functions of the cardiopulmonary system.
  • Now, unable to transfer, she says she will probably leave college temporarily.
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temporary (ˈtɛmpərərɪ, ˈtɛmprərɪ)
 
adj
1.  not permanent; provisional: temporary accommodation
2.  lasting only a short time; transitory: temporary relief from pain
 
n , -raries
3.  Often shortened to: temp a person, esp a secretary or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis
 
[C16: from Latin temporārius, from tempus time]
 
'temporarily
 
adv
 
'temporariness
 
n

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