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temp

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) temp (noun)
  2. 2) temp (verb)
  3. 3) temp (abbreviation)

1temp

noun \ˈtemp\

Definition of TEMP

1
: temperature 2a, c
2
: a temporary worker
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Examples of TEMP

  1. We had to hire a temp to fill in for her.

First Known Use of TEMP

1850

Rhymes with TEMP

hemp, kemp

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