"provisionally" meaning in English

See provisionally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: en-us-provisionally.ogg Forms: more provisionally [comparative], most provisionally [superlative]
Etymology: From provisional + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|provisional|ly}} provisional + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} provisionally (comparative more provisionally, superlative most provisionally)
  1. In a provisional way; temporarily. Related terms: improvisationally Translations (in a provisional way): provisionalment (Catalan), provizore (Esperanto), provisoirement (French), vorläufig (German), provisorisch (German), provvisoriamente (Italian), предварительно (predvaritelʹno) (Russian), provisionalmente (Spanish), provisoriamente (Spanish)
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