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intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
- summer workers looking for temporary accommodations in private homes
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lasting only for a short time
- a temporary lapse of memory
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3
serving in a position for the time being
- the temporary head of the sales division
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as in temp
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“Temporary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporary. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of temporary was circa 1564
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