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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
She also said the long wait had to do with the defendants' age and health issues which meant they spent little time in provisional detention.
"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.
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