provisional

See also: Provisional

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French provisionnal (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French provisionnel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/

Adjective

provisional (not comparable)

1. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

Synonyms

• provisionary

Derived terms

• nonprovisional
• provisionality
• provisionally
• provisionalness

Translations

temporary

• Armenian: ժամանակավոր (hy) (žamanakavor)
• Catalan: provisional (ca), provisori
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 临时 (zh) (línshí)

• Czech: provizorní (cs), prozatímní
• Danish: provisorisk
• French: provisoire (fr), temporaire (fr)
• German: provisorisch (de), vorläufig (de)
• Greek: προσωρινός (el) (prosorinós)
• Italian: provvisionale (it), provvisorio (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Kumyk: заманлыкъ (zamanlıq)
• Luxembourgish: provisoresch
• Polish: tymczasowy (pl)
• Portuguese: provisório (pt)
• Russian: вре́менный (ru) (vrémennyj), предварительный (ru) (predvaritelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: провизоран, прѝвремен

  Roman: prȍvizōran (sh), prìvremen (sh)

• Spanish: provisional (es), provisorio
• Swedish: provisorisk (sv)

Noun

provisional (plural provisionals)

1. (philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
2. (dentistry) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications (page 518)

     If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.

Translations

provisional postage stamp

• Danish: provisorie
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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Catalan

Etymology

From provisió +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.βi.zi.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾo.vi.zi.oˈnal]

Adjective

provisional m or f (masculine and feminine plural provisionals)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisori

Derived terms

• provisionalitat
• provisionalment

External links

• “provisional” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

From provisión +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾobisjoˈnal/ [pɾo.β̞i.sjoˈnal]

Adjective

provisional m or f (masculine and feminine plural provisionales)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisorio

Derived terms

• provisionalidad
• provisionalmente

External links

• Template:R:DRAE 2001