temporal
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From Middle English temporal, from Old French temporal, from Latin temporalis, from tempus (“season, time, opportunity”).
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temporal (comparative more temporal, superlative most temporal)
- Of or relating to time.
- Of limited time; not perpetual.
- Of or relating to the material world; not spiritual.
- Lasting a short time only.
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[edit] Etymology 2
From New Latin temporalis, from Latin tempora (“the temples”), plural of tempus (“temple, head, face”).
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temporal (comparative more temporal, superlative most temporal)
- of the temples of the head
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temporal (plural temporals)
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- temporal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- temporal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Galician
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temporal m. and f. (plural temporais)
- temporal, pertaining to time
- temporal, pertaining to the temples of the head
- (grammar) of a grammatical case in Hungarian
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temporal m. (plural temporais)
- (anatomy) the temporal bone
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin temporalis, from Latin tempus (“time”)
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temporal (masculine temporal; feminine temporal; neuter -t; plural temporale; not comparable)
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- “temporal” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
- “temporal” in The Ordnett Dictionary
[edit] Portuguese
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temporal (plural temporals)
- downpour (heavy rain)
This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at downpour. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see temporal in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2009
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temporal m. and f. (plural temporales)
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temporal m. (plural temporales)
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English adjectives
- English terms derived from New Latin
- English nouns
- en:Skeleton
- en:Time
- Galician adjectives
- gl:Grammar
- Galician nouns
- gl:Skeleton
- gl:Time
- Norwegian terms derived from Late Latin
- Norwegian terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian adjectives
- Norwegian uncomparable adjectives
- no:Time
- Portuguese nouns
- Tbot entries May 2009
- Tbot entries (Portuguese)
- Spanish adjectives
- Spanish nouns
- es:Time
- es:Weather