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provisional

pro·vi·sio·nal

UK/pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/ US/prʌˈvɪʒʌnʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

  • “probationary employees”
  • “a provisional government”
  • “just a tentative schedule”

Origin

From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis.

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