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protemporaneous

protemporaneous adjective: temporary.

Adjective

protemporaneous (not comparable)

  1. (humorous, often, rare) temporary

Origin of protemporaneous

See pro tempore and compare contemporaneous.

Questions about protemporaneous

What does protemporaneous mean?
Protemporaneous means temporary.
What part of speech is protemporaneous?
Protemporaneous is an adjective.

Words near protemporaneous in the dictionary

  1. protelid
  2. protelids
  3. protelomerase
  4. protelomerases
  5. protemperance
  6. protemporaneous
  7. protenant
  8. protend
  9. protended
  10. protending
  11. protends

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