Meanings
adjectiveprotemporaneous (not comparable)
- humorousnot comparableoftenraretemporary
Origin
See pro tempore and compare contemporaneous.
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APA
protemporaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protemporaneous
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“protemporaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protemporaneous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protemporaneous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protemporaneous.
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