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provisionality

provisionality noun: the quality of being provisional or temporary.

Noun

provisionality (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being provisional or temporary.
    • Deliberative democracy accepts the provisionality of its principles but rejects the provisionality of moral reasoning itself as a way of assessing politics.2003, James S. Fishkin, Peter Laslett, Debating Deliberative Democracy, Blackwell Publishing, page 46

Origin of provisionality

From provisional + -ity.

Questions about provisionality

What does provisionality mean?
Provisionality means the quality of being provisional or temporary.
What part of speech is provisionality?
Provisionality is a noun.

Words near provisionality in the dictionary

  1. Provisional IRA
  2. provisional job
  3. provisional jobs
  4. provisional license
  5. provisional licenses
  6. provisionality
  7. provisionalization
  8. provisionalize
  9. provisionalized
  10. provisionalizes
  11. provisionalizing

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