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temporal1 definition
tem·po·ral (tem′pə rəl, -prəl)
adjective
- lasting only for a time; transitory; temporary, not eternal
- of this world; worldly, not spiritual
- civil or secular rather than ecclesiastical
- of or limited by time
- Gram. expressing distinctions in time; pertaining to tense
Etymology: ME < L temporalis < tempus, time: see temper
noun
a temporal thing, power, etc.
Related Forms:
- temporally tem′·po·rally adverb
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
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