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Webster 1913 Edition

Provisional

Pro-vi′sion-al

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
provisionnel
.]
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; – used of partial or temporary arrangements;
as, a
provisional
government; a
provisional
treaty.

Webster 1828 Edition

Provisional

PROVI'SIONAL

,
Adj.
Provided for present need or for the occasion; temporarily established; temporary; as a provisional government or regulation; a provisional treaty.

Definition 2024

Provisional

Provisional

See also: provisional

English

Noun

Provisional ‎(plural Provisionals) (abbreviated as Provo)

  1. a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army

provisional

provisional

See also: Provisional

English

Adjective

provisional ‎(not comparable)

  1. temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent

Translations

Noun

provisional ‎(plural provisionals)

  1. (philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

provisional m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural provisionals)

  1. provisional

Spanish

Adjective

provisional m, f ‎(plural provisionales)

  1. provisional

Synonyms

Etymology

From Middle French provisionnal (compare French provisionnel).

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