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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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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