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tem·po·ral1
 temporal1
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- pronunciation:
- tem
p
r l
[or]
tem
pr l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of or concerning time.
- synonyms:
- time
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definition 2: |
lasting for only a relatively short time; temporary; transitory.
- synonyms:
- brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fugitive, transient, transitory
- antonyms:
- eternal, everlasting, lasting, permanent
- similar words:
- fleeting, impermanent, temporary
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definition 3: |
of or concerning life or affairs in this world; worldly.
- synonyms:
- worldly
- antonyms:
- spiritual
- similar words:
- carnal, earthly, material, mundane, physical, profane, secular, terrestrial
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definition 4: |
secular or material rather than ecclesiastical or spiritual.
- synonyms:
- earthly, secular, worldly
- antonyms:
- religious, spiritual
- similar words:
- lay, material, mundane, physical, profane
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related words: |
human, sensual, transient |
adverb + (adj.)temporal
merely
(adj.)temporal
+ noun
acuity,
affair,
aspect,
assumption,
authority,
being,
bone,
boundary,
brain,
bureau,
characteristic,
coherence,
comparison,
component,
compression,
consciousness,
consideration,
consistency,
constraint,
context,
contiguity,
continuity,
coordinate,
correlation,
cortex,
cycle,
dimension,
displacement,
distance,
distinction,
distribution,
division,
durability,
duration,
dynamics,
epilepsy,
equivalent,
existence,
experience,
experiment,
extension,
extent,
finitude,
flow,
fluctuation,
fossa,
fracture,
frame,
framework,
gait,
implication,
involvement,
lobe,
logic,
measurement,
metaphor,
mode,
narrative,
order,
ordering,
origin,
parameter,
pattern,
perception,
perspective,
phase,
phenomenon,
physics,
power,
precedence,
present,
priority,
progression,
proximity,
punishment,
reality,
realm,
reference,
region,
relation,
reliability,
resolution,
rhythm,
scale,
self,
separation,
sequence,
sequencing,
setting,
shift,
significance,
sphere,
stability,
structure,
succession,
trend,
tumor,
unity,
universe,
variability,
variable,
variance,
variation,
vortex,
workload
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derivations: |
temporally (adv.), temporalness (n.) |
The word temporal
contains the following part:
temp1, tempor
Latin
root
that means time
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- chron, chrono
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