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pro tem

pro tem·po·re
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh tem-puh-ree; Latin proh tem-paw-re]
    • /ˈproʊ ˈtɛm pəˌri; Latin ˈproʊ ˈtɛm pɔˌrɛ/
    • /prəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh tem-puh-ree; Latin proh tem-paw-re]
    • /ˈproʊ ˈtɛm pəˌri; Latin ˈproʊ ˈtɛm pɔˌrɛ/

Definitions of pro tem words

  • adverb pro tem temporarily; for the time being. 1
  • adjective pro tem temporary (often used postpositively): She is serving as a judge pro tempore. 1
  • adjective pro tem pro tempore: temporary 1
  • adverb pro tem pro tempore: temporarily 1
  • adverb pro tem If someone has a particular position or job pro tem, they have it temporarily. 0

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Parts of speech for Pro tem

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pro tem popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for pro tem

adj pro tem

  • acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
  • ad interim — for the meantime; for the present
  • band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
  • for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
  • interim — an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.

adv pro tem

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