temporary

• tempory (obsolete)

Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/, /ˈtɛmpəɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

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• Hyphenation: tem‧po‧rary

temporary (comparative more temporary, superlative most temporary)

1. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.

   Sally was put in temporary charge of the department while they searched for a full-time replacement.

2. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.

• See also Thesaurus:ephemeral

temporary (plural temporaries)

1. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

   Synonyms: floater, temp

2. (programming) A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.

   Synonym: temp