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tem⋅po⋅rar⋅y
[tem-puh-rer-ee] 
pəˌrɛr
adjective, noun, plural -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. |
Related forms:
tem⋅po⋅rar⋅i⋅ly [tem-puh-rair-uh-lee, tem-puh-rer-] , adverb
[tem-puh-rair-uh-lee, tem-puh-rer-] , adverb tem⋅po⋅rar⋅i⋅ness, noun
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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| tem·po·rar·y (těm'pə-rěr'ē) adj. Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time. n. pl. tem·po·rar·ies Informal One that serves for a limited time: an office staffed by temporaries. [Latin temporārius, from tempus, tempor-, time.] tem'po·rar'i·ly adv., tem'po·rar'i·ness n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean assuming the duties of another for the time being: a temporary chairperson; the acting dean; an ad interim admissions committee; an interim administration; a provisional mayor. |
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Temporary
Tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [L. temporarius, fr. tempus, temporis, time: cf. F. temporaire.] Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief. Temporary government of the city. --Motley. Temporary star. (Astron.) See under Star.
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Language Translation for : temporary
Spanish:
temporal,
German:
einstweilig,
Japanese:
臨時の
temporary (adj.)
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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