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temporary adjective acting, ad tempus, brief, changeable, deciduous, elusive, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, makeshift, momentary, monohemerous, nondurable, perishable, provisional, shifting, short-lived, stopgap, temporal, transient, transitional, transitive, transitory, unstable, volatile Associated concepts: temporary restraining order See also: acting, brief, ephemeral, interim, interlocutory, provisional, tentative, transient, transitory, vicarious TEMPORARY. That which is to last for a limited time; as, a temporary statute, or one which is limited in its operation for a particular period of time after its enactment the opposite of perpetual. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Permanent casuals got into heated arguments with temporaries and non-longshoremen union leaders and labor activists who came to support the temporaries' cause. ``It's more of a sellers' market - the temporaries with skills are in very high demand,'' said Patrick Layhee, president and chief executive officer of M. Rather, Jefferson Pilot has used temporaries as replacements for employees on maternity or family leave. |
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