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p. t.

p. t. is the abbreviation of pro tem.

Meaning of pro tem

Adverb

pro tem (not comparable)

  1. (US) temporarily; for the time being.
    Synonyms:
    pro tempore

See all 3 meanings of pro tem

Questions about p. t.

What is p. t. the abbreviation of?
P. t. is the abbreviation of pro tem.

Words near p. t. in the dictionary

  1. P. I.
  2. p. m.
  3. P. O.
  4. p. p.
  5. P. Q.
  6. p. t.
  7. P. U.
  8. p.a.
  9. P.A.S.
  10. P.C's
  11. p.c.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: p. t. (page history and authors); pro tem (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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