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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 Word Forms
- ·ȴDz·i·ٲ ·sDz··Ա noun
- ·sDz·· adverb
- ԴDzp·sDz· adjective
- non·sDz·· adverb
- ԴDzp·sDz·y adjective
- ܲp·sDz· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of provisional1
Example Sentences
"We should have regarded the previous lists as a little bit more provisional than I had assumed."
Revolut says it has 10 million users in the UK while last year it was granted a provisional banking licence, paving the way for it to become a fully fledged UK bank.
Mr Campbell died in June and a provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure.
A provisional cause of death was given as stab wounds, pending the results of further tests, Northampton Coroner's Court heard.
In court, Mr Franco was not asked to enter a plea to the charges and a provisional trial date was set for 2 October.
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