Temporary Definition
tĕmpə-rĕrē
temporaries
adjective
Lasting, enjoyed, used, etc. for a time only; not permanent.
Webster's New World
Something that will last for only a limited period of time; transitory. Temporary is meaningless with regard to the duration of the length of time that it will last; however, it is used to designate absence of permanence.
Webster's New World Law
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noun
temporaries
An employee, esp. an office worker, hired for temporary service.
Webster's New World
One that serves for a limited time.
An office staffed by temporaries.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- temporary worker
- temp
- impermanence
- ephemerality
- topicality
- temporariness
- temporality
- impermanency
Other Word Forms of Temporary
Noun
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temporaryPlural:
temporariesOrigin of Temporary
Latin temporārius from tempus tempor- time
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time")
From Wiktionary
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