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Provisory

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Depending on a proviso; conditional.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. containing (a) proviso(es)

adj. dependent on a condition (proviso)

adj. pending something more permanent

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional.

adj. Making temporary provision; provisional.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Serving to provide for the time; temporary; provisional.

Containing a proviso or condition; conditional.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. subject to a proviso

Word Usage

"The only problem we had was with the date: Stephen had already made a provisory booking of the lecture hall and break-out rooms in the Kemmy Business School."

Equivalent

conditional

Cross Reference

provisory hoop

Form

provisorily

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

conditional provisional transitory temporary