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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon;
- Example: "probationary employees"
- Example: "a provisional government"
- Example: "just a tentative schedule"
[syn: probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Provisional \Pro*vi"sion*al\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

provisional adj 1: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" [syn: probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative]