intertemporal

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adjective

Describing any relationship between past, present and future events or conditions.

OriginEnglish temporal ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveintertemporal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing any relationship between past, present and future events or conditions.
nounintertemporal (plural intertemporals)

plural intertemporals

    Origin

    1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
    2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
    3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
    4. Latininter
    5. Latininter-
    6. Englishinter-
    7. Englishtemporal
    8. Englishintertemporal

    From inter- + temporal.

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    Rhymes & wordplay

    Rhymes with intertemporal

    temporalspatiotemporalfrontotemporalatemporalanterotemporalantitemporalauriculotemporalbasitemporalbasotemporalbiotemporalbitemporalcentrotemporalcorticotemporalcotemporaldorsotemporalextratemporalgeotemporalhypertemporalinferotemporalinfratemporalintratemporalisotemporallaterotemporalmediotemporal
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    Cite this entry
    APA

    intertemporal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertemporal

    MLA

    “intertemporal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertemporal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertemporal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertemporal.

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