temporal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Galician 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 3 Norwegian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.2.2 Related terms 3.2.3 References 4 Portuguese 4.1 Noun 5 Spanish 5.1 Adjective 5.1.1 Synonyms 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtɛmp.ɜː(ɹ).əl/, SAMPA: /"tEmp.3:(r).@l/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English temporal < Old French temporal < Latin temporalis < tempus (“‘season, time, opportunity’”).

[edit] Adjective

temporal (not comparable)

1. of or relating to time
2. of limited time; not perpetual
3. of or relating to the material world; not spiritual
4. lasting a short time only

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[edit] Derived terms

• extratemporal

[edit] Etymology 2

From New Latin temporalis < Latin tempora (“‘the temples’”), plural of tempus (“‘temple, head, face’”).

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temporal (comparative more temporal, superlative most temporal)

1. of the temples of the head

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• temporal bone
• temporal lobe

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[edit] Noun

temporal (plural temporals)

1. (anatomy) Either of the bones on the side of the skull, near the ears.

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[edit] External links

• temporal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• temporal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Adjective

temporal m. and f. (plural temporais)

1. temporal, pertaining to time
2. temporal, pertaining to the temples of the head
3. (grammar) of a grammatical case in Hungarian

[edit] Noun

temporal m. (plural temporais)

1. (anatomy) the temporal bone

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin temporalis < Latin tempus (“‘time’”)

[edit] Adjective

temporal (masculine temporal; feminine temporal; neuter -t; plural temporale; not comparable)

1. temporal (related to time)
2. temporal (related to the temples)

[edit] Derived terms

• temporalia

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• temporær

[edit] References

• “temporal” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• “temporal” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

temporal

1. downpour (heavy rain)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

temporal m. and f. (plural temporales)

1. temporary

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• temporario

[edit] Noun

temporal m. (plural temporales)

1. storm

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• tempestad
• vendaval