provisional

From provision +‎ -al,^[1][2] or else from Middle French provisionnal^[2] (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/

• Audio (US):

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provisional (not comparable)

1. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

   Marsden and Jones were named in the provisional squad for the European Championships, to be confirmed before the 30 June deadline.

   The provisional date for the wedding is April 2, but it is subject to confirmation at the church.

• provisionary

• nonprovisional
• provisional government
• provisional job
• provisional license
• provisional government
• provisionality
• provisionally
• provisionalness

provisional (plural provisionals)

1. (philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

   Synonym: provisory

2. (dentistry) An interim denture.
   • 2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications, page 518:

     If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.

• pons Varolii

From provisió +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.βi.zi.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾo.vi.zi.oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al

provisional m or f (masculine and feminine plural provisionals)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisori

• provisionalitat
• provisionalment

• “provisional”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From provisión +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /pɾobisjoˈnal/ [pɾo.β̞i.sjoˈnal]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pro‧vi‧sio‧nal

provisional m or f (masculine and feminine plural provisionales)

1. provisional

   Synonym: provisorio

2. makeshift

   Synonym: improvisado

• “provisional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024