different between transitional vs interim

English

Etymology

transition +? -al

Adjective

transitional (not comparable)

1. of, or relating to a transition
2. temporary; pending the implementation of something new

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Synonyms

• (temporary): provisional, provisory

Derived terms

• transitionally

Related terms

• transient
• transit
• transition
• transitive
• transitory

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nt???m/
• Hyphenation: in?ter?im

Adjective

interim (not comparable)

1. Transitional.
2. Temporary.

   Synonyms: provisional, (UK) caretaker

Translations

Noun

interim (plural interims)

1. A transitional or temporary period between other events.

   Synonyms: between-time; see also Thesaurus:interim

Translations

Anagrams

• Termini, mintier, termini

Latin

Etymology

From inter + im, archaic adverb from the stem of the pronoun is (“that, this”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?in.te.rim/, [??n?t??????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?in.te.rim/, [?in?t???im]

Adverb

interim (not comparable)

1. meanwhile, in the meantime

Descendants

• ? Angevin: adementiers, ademintiers
• Asturian: entrín, intre, demientres (dum interim), mientres (dum interim)
• ? Catalan: mentre (< dum interim)
• ? English: interim
• ? Galician: intre (semi-learned)
• ? German: Interim
• ? Italian: mentre (< dum interim)
• ? Old French: dementre, mentre, dementieres, adementiers (< dum interim)
• ? Old Portuguese: domentres, dementres, mentres (< dum interim)
  • Galician: mentres
  • Portuguese: mentes
• ? Spanish: mientras (< dum interim)

References

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