temporary

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  1. adjective Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
  2. noun Informal One that serves for a limited time: an office staffed by temporaries.
  3. Syntax Note
    Synonyms: temporary, acting, ad interim, interim, provisional
    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.
    Antonym: permanent

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  • "You just basically sit there for eight hours," said Orlando Ramos, who spent seven months in a rubber room, officially known as a temporary reassignment center, in 2004-05. —  Suitably Flip
  • 'You just basically sit there for eight hours,' said Orlando Ramos, who spent seven months in a rubber room, officially known as a temporary reassignment center, in —  Amateur Economist
  • This is sometimes known as a temporary PageRank feature of some sort. —  Search Engine Roundtable
  • "People on temporary work visas in this country are that - temporary, here to fill skills vacancies in the Australian economy that exist." —  Muti
  • Tim Miller also stated that today's news of the suspended search should only be looked upon as a temporary issue. —  Scared Monkeys
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  1. Latin temporārius, from tempus, tempor-, time.

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  1. = French temporaire = Spanish Portuguese temporario, from Latin temporarius, lasting but for a time, from tempus (tempor-), time, season: see temporal.
 

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