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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis;
[syn: temp, temporary, temporary worker]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not permanent; not lasting;
- Example: "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber
- Example: "impermanent palm cottages"
- Example: "a temperary arrangement"
- Example: "temporary housing"
[syn: impermanent, temporary]

2. lacking continuity or regularity;
- Example: "an irregular worker"
- Example: "employed on a temporary basis"
[syn: irregular, temporary]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Temporary \Tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [L. temporarius, fr. tempus,
   temporis, time: cf. F. temporaire.]
   Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited
   time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary
   relief.
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         Temporary government of the city.        --Motley.
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   Temporary star. (Astron.) See under Star.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

temporary
    adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent
           factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm
           cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
           [syn: impermanent, temporary] [ant: lasting,
           permanent]
    2: lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker";
       "employed on a temporary basis" [syn: irregular,
       temporary]
    n 1: a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary
         basis [syn: temp, temporary, temporary worker]