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Provisionally

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Adverb

1. provisionally

temporarily and conditionally

Example Sentences:
'they have agreed provisionally'
'was appointed provisionally'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Provisionally

see synonyms of provisionally
adjective
1. 
subject to later alteration; temporary or conditional
a provisional decision
noun
2. 
a postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed
adjective
1. 
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
2. Also called: Provo
a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin

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Provisionally

see synonyms of provisionally
adjective
1. 
having the nature of a temporary provision; arranged or established for the time being, pending permanent arrangement or establishment
: also proˈvisionˌary (proʊˈvɪʒəˌnɛri ; prōvizhˈənerˌē; prəˈvɪʒəˌnɛri ; prəvizhˈənerˌē)
noun
2.  US
a postage stamp issued, as by a postmaster, for temporary use pending an official issue

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Provisionally

see synonyms of provisionally
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.

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