different between provisional vs probationary

English

Etymology

From Middle French provisionnal (compare French provisionnel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???v???n?l/

Adjective

provisional (not comparable)

1. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

Synonyms

• provisionary

Derived terms

• nonprovisional
• provisionality
• provisionally
• provisionalness

Translations

Noun

provisional (plural provisionals)

1. (philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

   Synonym: provisory

2. (dentistry) An interim denture.
   • 2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications (page 518)

     If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From provisió +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /p?o.vi.zi.o?nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /p?u.bi.zi.u?nal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

provisional (masculine and feminine plural provisionals)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisori

Derived terms

• provisionalitat
• provisionalment

Further reading

• “provisional” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From provisión +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?obisjo?nal/, [p?o.??i.sjo?nal]

Adjective

provisional (plural provisionales)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisorio

2. makeshift

Derived terms

• provisionalidad
• provisionalmente

Further reading

• “provisional” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

probation +? -ary

Adjective

probationary (comparative more probationary, superlative most probationary)

1. Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation

Derived terms

• probationary period

Noun

probationary (plural probationaries)

1. An employee who is still in their probationary period.

Further reading

• probationary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• probationary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.