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temporary
noun
(tem-po-rar-y)
a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
Synonyms:
temp
, temporary worker,
temporary
adjective
(tem-po-rar-y)
lacking continuity or regularity
Synonyms:
irregular
,
Examples:
Employed on a temporary basis.
temporary
adjective
(tem-po-rar-y)
not permanent; not lasting
Synonyms:
impermanent
,
Examples:
Temporary housing.
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transitory
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,
ephemeral
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temporal
,
guest
,
pro tem
,
improvised
,
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,
irregular
,
pro tempore
,
visiting
,
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,
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,
acting
,
passing
,
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,
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,
jury-rigged
,
part-time
,
short-lived
,
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,
temporarily
,
seasonal
,
stopgap
,
transitional
,
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,
respite
,
momentary
,
provisional
,
transitionary
,
temp
,
short
,
term
,
intermittent
,
probationary
,
unforeseen
,
fleeting
,
nonessential
,
freelance
,
supernumerary
,
buffer
,
locum
,
precarious
,
temporally
,
tentative
,
bridge
,
impromptu
,
limited
,
provisionally
,
occasional
,
brief
,
cyclical
,
transiently
,
extraordinary
,
accidental
,
time
,
suspension
,
unessential
,
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,
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,
agency
,
incidental
,
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,
storm
,
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,
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,
preliminary
,
pretrial
,
timing
,
sunset
,
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,
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,
staged
,
progress
,
scratch
,
stepping
,
adventitious
,
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,
suspense
,
dementia
,
tempore
,
lobe
,
ad-hoc
,
follow-up
,
one-off
,
permissions
,
short-term
,
stepping-stone
,
stop-gap
,
temporaire
,
awol
,
draft
,
gta
,
temporary
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