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transitory

English

Etymology

From Middle French transitoire, from Old French, from Latin transitorius

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?t?æn.z?.t(?)??/, /?t?æn.s?.t(?)??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?t?æn.z??t??.i/, /?t?æn.s??t??.i/

Adjective

transitory (comparative more transitory, superlative most transitory)

  1. Lasting only a short time; temporary.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ephemeral
  2. (law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county
    Antonym: local
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bouvier to this entry?)

Related terms

  • transient

Translations

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transitional

English

Etymology

transition +? -al

Adjective

transitional (not comparable)

  1. of, or relating to a transition
  2. temporary; pending the implementation of something new
    XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Synonyms

  • (temporary): provisional, provisory

Derived terms

  • transitionally

Related terms

  • transient
  • transit
  • transition
  • transitive
  • transitory

Translations

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