temporaneous

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adjective

temporary

OriginLate Latin temporāneus ← Latin tempor- →
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Meanings

adjectivetemporaneous (comparative more temporaneous, superlative most temporaneous)

comparative more temporaneous · superlative most temporaneous

  1. obsoletetemporary

    Those things may cause a temporaneous disunion.

    1681, Henry Hallywell, Melampronoea
    1 more example

    Oxen have a permanent and temporaneous set of horns

    1818, James Carver, A Treatise on the Age of the Horse

Synonyms & antonyms

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temporary

Origin

  1. Latintempor-“time”
  2. Late Latintemporāneus“timely”
  3. Englishtemporaneous

Borrowed from Late Latin temporāneus (“timely”), derived from Latin tempor- (“time”).

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APA

temporaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporaneous

MLA

“temporaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporaneous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temporaneous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporaneous.

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