temporary
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pəˌrɛr 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.
Related forms
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
Synonyms
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. 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.
Antonyms
1. permanent.
1. permanent.
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temporary (ˈtɛmpərərɪ, ˈtɛmprərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
temporary
1547, from L. temporarius "of seasonal character, lasting a short time," from tempus (gen. temporis) "time, season." The noun meaning "person employed only for a time" is recorded from 1848.
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Example sentences
Pilots occasionally report temporary flickering of lights or short-lived interference with instruments.
Temporary tumor shrinkage through chemotherapy has never been shown to cure cancer or to extend life.
But workers had to live in temporary camps near construction sites.
It's extraordinarily cheap, it is explicitly temporary, and it often fills distinctly seasonal niches.
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