"provisory" meaning in English

See provisory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/ Forms: more provisory [comparative], most provisory [superlative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-med|provisorius}} Medieval Latin provisorius, {{suf|la|provideo<alt:provis-><pos:supine stem of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">provideo</i>>|-torius<alt:-orius><t:-ory>|nocat=1}} provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} provisory (comparative more provisory, superlative most provisory)
  1. Temporary; pending something more permanent. Synonyms: provisional Translations (pending something more permanent): väliaikainen (Finnish), tilapäinen (Finnish), provisorinen (Finnish), provisoire (French), provisorisch (German), provvisorio (Italian), provisório (Portuguese), provisorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-provisory-en-adj-rFy35Iso Disambiguation of 'pending something more permanent': 96 2 2
  2. Containing a proviso or condition. Synonyms: conditional Translations (containing provisoes): ehdollinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-provisory-en-adj-ZaZt~sbR Disambiguation of 'containing provisoes': 16 67 17
  3. Dependent on a proviso or condition. Synonyms: conditional Translations (dependent on a condition): ehdollinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-provisory-en-adj-L6P11Jne Disambiguation of 'dependent on a condition': 9 22 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: provisorily

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/ Forms: provisories [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-med|provisorius}} Medieval Latin provisorius, {{suf|la|provideo<alt:provis-><pos:supine stem of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">provideo</i>>|-torius<alt:-orius><t:-ory>|nocat=1}} provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} provisory (plural provisories)
  1. (philately) Synonym of provisional. Synonyms: provisional [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: provide, provided, provident, provider, providing, provisor
    Sense id: en-provisory-en-noun-Kggue5xX Categories (other): Philately, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 15 12 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 16 5 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 14 3 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 8 3 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 13 8 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 11 2 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 13 8 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 11 7 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 12 17 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 9 2 80 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

Inflected forms

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