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1. (adj.) temporary
lasting or effective for a time only; not permanent.
2. (n.) temporary
an office worker hired, usu. through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L temporārius=tempor-, s. of tempus time +-ārius -ary)
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1. (adj) temp, temporary, temporary worker
a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
2. (adj) impermanent, temporary
not permanent; not lasting
"politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
3. (adj) irregular, temporary
lacking continuity or regularity
"an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"
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1. (adjective) temporary
≠ permanent
a temporary job; It's only temporary - we'll leave next week.; temporarily out of work
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1. (adj) temporary
lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief
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Sense: lasting, acting, used etc for a (short) time only
a temporary job; He made a temporary repair.
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 Afrikaans: tydelik |
 Arabic: مُؤَقَّتا |
 Bulgarian: временен |
 Brazilian: provisório |
 Czech: dočasný, prozatímní |
 German: einstweilig |
 Danish: midlertidig |
 Greek: προσωρινός |
 Spanish: temporal |
 Estonian: ajutine |
 Farsi: موقت |
 Finnish: väliaikainen |
 French: temporaire |
 Hebrew: זְמָנִי |
 Hindi: अस्थायी |
 Croatian: privremen |
 Hungarian: ideiglenes |
 Indonesian: sementara |
 Icelandic: bráðabirgða- |
 Italian: temporaneo |
 Japanese: 臨時の |
 Korean: 순간의, 일시적인 |
 Lithuanian: laikinas |
 Latvian: pagaidu-;īslaicīgs |
 Malay: sementara |
 Dutch: tijdelijk |
 Norwegian: midlertidig, provisorisk |
 Polish: tymczasowy |
 Portuguese: provisório |
 Romanian: temporar, provizoriu |
 Russian: временный |
 Slovak: dočasný |
 Slovenian: začasen |
 Serbian: privremen |
 Swedish: tillfällig, temporär |
 Thai: ชั่วคราว |
 Turkish: geçici |
 Taiwanese: 臨時的 |
 Ukrainian: тимчасовий |
 Urdu: عارضي |
 Vietnamese: tạm thời |
 Chinese: 临时的 |
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