🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

temporaneo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: temporaneo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Temporary/ˈtɛm.pəˌrɛɹ.i/
adjectivenounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ho un contratto temporaneo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.

    "She found a temporary job for the summer months."
As noun
  1. 1

    A temporary employee, typically an office worker.

    "We hired a temporary to help with the filing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'temporarius', meaning 'lasting only for a time', originating from 'tempus', meaning 'time'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to describe anything lasting for a limited time rather than permanently.

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