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temporal1 definition

tem·po·ral (tem′pə rəl, -prəl)

adjective

  1. lasting only for a time; transitory; temporary, not eternal
  2. of this world; worldly, not spiritual
  3. civil or secular rather than ecclesiastical
  4. of or limited by time
  5. Gram. expressing distinctions in time; pertaining to tense

Etymology: ME < L temporalis < tempus, time: see temper

noun

a temporal thing, power, etc.

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temporal2 definition

tem·po·ral (tem′pə rəl, -prəl)

adjective

of or near the temple or temples (of the head)

Etymology: LL temporalis < L tempora: see temple

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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