From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
temporary
adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent
factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm
cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
[syn: impermanent, temporary] [ant: lasting,
permanent]
2: lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker";
"employed on a temporary basis" [syn: irregular,
temporary]
n 1: a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary
basis [syn: temp, temporary, temporary worker]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Temporary \Tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [L. temporarius, fr. tempus,
temporis, time: cf. F. temporaire.]
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited
time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary
relief.
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Temporary government of the city. --Motley.
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Temporary star. (Astron.) See under Star.
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