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[ temp ] / tɛmp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR temp ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)Origin of tempFirst recorded in 1930–35; by shortening Words nearby temptemerity, Temesvár, Temin, Temirtau, Temne, temp, Tempe, tempeh, Tempelhof, temper, tempera Definition for temp (2 of 2)
temperature. temporary. in the time of. Origin of temp.From the Latin word tempore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tempIt notes that of the 380 temp workers hired so far in Ohio, 50 had become full-time employees. When Campaign Spin Becomes Fact|Stuart Stevens|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Despite roughly 20 job interviews, and a slew of job applications, he has landed only lower-paying work as a temp. Legal Eagles|Megan McArdle|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Working in a call center in customer service for peanuts... as a temp. Millennials Report From the Trenches: High Loans, Low Pay, Few Jobs|Sam Schlinkert|July 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST Gaida got his big break when he was working as a temp at MTV in New York City. Confessions of a Red Carpet Escort|Itay Hod|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
You're temp'rance I know; but sposen as how you treat me and old Squire Tappit there to some red eye. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848|Various Soon weary of the dalliance of Temp, it ascends to its mission—the Archer of the silver bow, the guide of the car of light. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 425, March, 1851|Various The best way to make the temp'rance cause pop'lar is to stop big brewin'. The Treasure of Heaven|Marie Corelli "By temp'rance folks doin' somethin' beside talkin'," replied the drunkard. Romance of California Life|John Habberton The above arms are painted on the portrait of a gentleman wearing a ruff, temp. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851|Various
British Dictionary definitions for temp (1 of 2)
nouna person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis British Dictionary definitions for temp (2 of 2)
abbreviation fortemperate temperature temporary tempore Word Origin for temp.(for sense 4) Latin: in the time of Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to templimited, short-lived, brief, makeshift, interim, transitory, provisional, momentary, tactical, colleague, deputy, associate, aide, representative, companion, partner, attendant, apprentice, backup, friend Medical definitions for tempThe American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |