Advertisement
Advertisement
provisional
[ pruh-vizh-uh-nl ]
adjective
- providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary:
a provisional government.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; contingent.
Synonyms: ,
- (usually initial capital letter) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.
noun
- Philately. a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps.
- a provisional member of a group.
- Usually Provisional. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.
Provisional
1/ əˈɪəə /
adjective
- of, designating, or relating to the unofficial factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
noun
- Also calledProvo a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin
provisional
2/ əˈɪəə; prəˈvɪʒənərɪ /
adjective
- subject to later alteration; temporary or conditional
a provisional decision
noun
- a postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ȴDz·i·ٲ ·sDz··Ա noun
- ·sDz·· adverb
- ԴDzp·sDz· adjective
- non·sDz·· adverb
- ԴDzp·sDz·y adjective
- ܲp·sDz· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of provisional1
Example Sentences
Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri, on provisional pole after the first runs in final qualifying, made a mistake early in his last effort, and slipped back to third.
The provisional cause of his death was a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.
“It’s time for certainty in the California insurance market for our customers. The provisional nature of today’s decision does not improve that certainty but it’s a step in the right direction,” State Farm said.
Bazoum is still being held in the presidential palace with his wife, while his son was granted a provisional release last January.
Wednesday's arrivals take the provisional total for the year so far to 4,684 people.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse