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Grammar : Noun
Spell : tem-puh-rer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i



Definition of temporaries

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Latin temporarius "of seasonal character, lasting a short time," from tempus (genitive temporis) "time, season" (see temporal). The noun meaning "person employed only for a time" is recorded from 1848.
  • As in standby : noun substitute
  • As in substitute : noun someone or something that takes the place of another
  • As in fill-in : noun substitute
Example sentences :
  • After all that has been said, I fully admit that we are all Temporaries to begin with.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan Characters (Second Series) » by Alexander Whyte
  • Nevertheless, it did not, like most temporaries, attain its maximum brightness all at once.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century » by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
  • For he had an ill-concealed contempt for all Temporaries; and that was perhaps one reason why we disliked him so much.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Battle » by A. P. Herbert
  • Temporaries are, no doubt, wounded for sin sometimes, but never in the right place nor to the right depth.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan Characters (Second Series) » by Alexander Whyte
  • And again, sin, and especially heart-sin, is never really bitter to Temporaries.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan Characters (Second Series) » by Alexander Whyte
  • Temporaries never once saw their true vileness, he keeps on saying.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan Characters (Second Series) » by Alexander Whyte

Synonyms for temporaries

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