temporary

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Lasting for only a limited time; not permanent.

   She took a temporary job for the summer.

2. 2
   noun

   A worker hired for a short period, especially in an office.

   The company brought in a temporary to cover for the sick employee.

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Simplified etymology

Temporary entered English in the mid-16th century and ultimately derives from Latin tempus, tempor- “time.” Its history is shared with other time-related words such as contemporary, tense, tempo, and tempest.

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

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