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provisional
What does provisional mean?
provisional (adjective): under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce provisional?
/pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does provisional come from?
From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (Modern French provisionnel).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of provisional?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “provisional” mean?
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired
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easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory
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under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
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Which word is closest in meaning to “provisional”?
important
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available
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tentative
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different
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