temporary
tem·po·rary
adjective
1.
- “politics is an impermanent factor of life” James Thurber
- “impermanent palm cottages”
- “a temperary arrangement”
- “temporary housing”
2.
lacking continuity or regularity
- “an irregular worker”
- “employed on a temporary basis”
Origin
Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).
Phrases
- temporary gentleman
- temporary help
- temporary restraining order
- temporary tooth
- tempus fugit
- there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution
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See also
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