provisional

== English == === Etymology === From provision +‎ -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/ === Adjective === provisional (not comparable) Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent. ==== Synonyms ==== provisionary ==== Derived terms ==== nonprovisional provisional government provisional job provisional license provisional government provisionality provisionally provisionalness ==== Translations ==== === Noun === provisional (plural provisionals) (philately) A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released. Synonym: provisory (dentistry) An interim denture. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === pons Varolii == Catalan == === Etymology === From provisió +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [pɾu.βi.zi.uˈnal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾo.vi.zi.oˈnal] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [pɾo.βi.zi.oˈnal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === provisional m or f (masculine and feminine plural provisionals) provisional Synonym: provisori ==== Derived terms ==== provisionalitat provisionalment === Further reading === “provisional”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === From provisión +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾobisjoˈnal/ [pɾo.β̞i.sjoˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: pro‧vi‧sio‧nal === Adjective === provisional m or f (masculine and feminine plural provisionales) provisional Synonym: provisorio makeshift Synonym: improvisado ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “provisional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025