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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb For the time being; temporarily.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun For the time being; temporary: as, a secretary pro tempore. Abbreviated pro tem.

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  • adverb for the time being; temporarily
  • adjective for the time being

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin prō tempore : prō, for + tempore, ablative of tempus, time.]

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  • pro tem.

    October 19, 2010