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   tem·po·rar·y

   /ˈtempəˌrerē/

   adjective

   • 1. lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent: "a temporary job" Similar nonpermanentshort-terminterimprovisionalpro temmakeshiftstopgapactingfill-instand-incaretakerad interimpro temporebriefshort-livedmomentaryfleetingpassingimpermanenthere today and gone tomorrowtransienttransitoryephemeralevanescentfugitiverare:fugaciousOpposite permanentlasting

   noun

   • 1. a person employed on a temporary basis, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency: "to gain flexibility, companies are bringing in temporaries or contracting out work"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin temporarius, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. temporariness noun

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