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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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When an airplane goes down, a hurricane strikes or a relationship dissolves, we're faced with the reality that despite the defenses we have mounted against temporariness, we do not escape it. The evidence is sketchy, but like the familiar symptoms of a cold, confidence in their temporariness may help speed the cycle of emotions. But the temporariness of the assignment can be good for him and the district, he says. |
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