Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Pro tempore.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
pro tempore .
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- adverb
temporarily ; for the time being - adjective
temporary
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- adverb for the time being; temporarily
- adjective for the time being
Etymologies
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From the Latin phrase; pro tempore. The preposition pro means "for" and tempore is the ablative of tempus meaning "time".
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