Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Depending on a proviso; conditional.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Serving to provide for the time; temporary; provisional.
- Containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
- adjective Making temporary provision; provisional.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective containing (a)
proviso (es) - adjective dependent on a
condition (proviso) - adjective pending something more permanent
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective subject to a proviso
Etymologies
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Examples
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The next point at which a stand was made was the assertion that the condemnation of Galileo was "provisory"; but this proved a more treacherous shelter than the others.
A History of the warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom 1896
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If this happens, President Lula might be in a lot of trouble when the time comes for the Senate to vote and decide provisory measures and other decisions involving legislative and executive power.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Digital mob demands the Senate President’s resignation 2009
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The only problem we had was with the date: Stephen had already made a provisory booking of the lecture hall and break-out rooms in the Kemmy Business School.
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The jungle was so dense and the growth so flexible and resilient that the gales were felt only as an annoying noise in Rhodan's provisory camp.
Venus in Danger Mahr, Kurt 1976
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Marshal Serrano established there his modest headquarters as regent of a provisory kingdom, and there lived Amadeo, who had the spirit to quit a throne which he could not occupy with dignity.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Various
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Besides the absolute limits of our knowledge, there are still enough relative and provisory limits to it; and there also are enough low points of view, mistakes, and imperfections in science, to justify us when we expressly form and establish monism as a maxim of scientific investigation.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid
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_Development. — _The carbon prints are developed either on a sheet of paper upon which it should remain (single or simple transfer), or on a provisory support to be afterwards transferred on paper or any other material
Photographic Reproduction Processes Peter C. Duchochois
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The march of science has always consisted in gradually eliminating these provisory conceptions and in reducing the number of causes.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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Zinc plates are also employed as provisory supports instead of glass, opal or porcelain plates.
Photographic Reproduction Processes Peter C. Duchochois
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In order that the image does not adhere on the provisory support a little of the following mixture is spread over the plate, which is then pretty strongly heated, and, when it has cooled down, polished lightly with a piece of white flannel to obtain a very thin and even layer free from striæ.
Photographic Reproduction Processes Peter C. Duchochois
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