different between provisional vs proviso

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

Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???va?zo?/

Noun

proviso (plural provisos or provisoes)

1. A conditional provision to an agreement.

Related terms

• provide
• provision
• provisional

Translations

Further reading

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

Latin

Participle

pr?v?s?

1. dative masculine singular of pr?v?sus
2. dative neuter singular of pr?v?sus
3. ablative masculine singular of pr?v?sus
4. ablative neuter singular of pr?v?sus

References

• proviso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• proviso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• proviso in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• proviso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette