provisional

pro·vi·sion·al  (pr-vzh-nl)

adj.

1. Provided or serving only for the time being. See Synonyms at temporary.

2. Provisional Of or relating to any of the extremist factions of the Irish Republican Army established in 1970.

n.

1. A person hired temporarily for a job, typically before having taken an examination qualifying the person for permanent employment: fire department provisionals.

2. A temporary stamp that is used before the official issue is released.

3. Provisional A member of a Provisional faction of the Irish Republican Army established in 1970.

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pro·vision·al·ly adv.

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provisional

Adjective

temporary or conditional: a provisional diagnosis

provisionally adv

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Provisional

Noun

a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

provisional - under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" probationary, provisionary, tentative conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"

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provisional

adjective 1. temporary, interim, transitional, stopgap, pro tem << OPPOSITE permanent

adjective 2. conditional, limited, qualified, contingent, tentative, provisory << OPPOSITE definite

Translations

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] adj → provisional, provisorio (LAM) (= temporary); interino

n Provisional (IRELAND) (POL) → Provisional m (miembro de la tendencia activista del IRA)

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] provision adj → provisoire

n Provisional (Irish) (Pol) → Provisional m (membre de la tendance activiste de l'IRA)

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] provision adj → vorläufig, provisorisch

n Provisional (Irish) (Pol) → Mitglied der provisorischen Irisch-Republikanischen Armee

provisional [prəˈvɪʒənl] adj → provvisorio/a

n Provisional (Irish) (POL) → provisional m inv