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单词 provisory
释义

provisory

[ pruh-vahy-zuh-ree ]
/ prəˈvaɪ zə ri /
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adjective

containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
provisional (defs. 1, 2).

Origin of provisory

1605–15; <Medieval Latin prōvīsōrius, equivalent to Latin prōvid-, stem of prōvidēre to provide + -tōrius-tory1, with dt>s

OTHER WORDS FROM provisory

pro·vi·so·ri·ly, adverb

Words nearby provisory

provirus, provision, provisional, Provisional Wing of the Irish Republican Army, proviso, provisory, provitamin, provitamin A, provitamin D2, provo, provocateur
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Example sentences from the Web for provisory

  • A provisory government was established, entitled the Government of the National Defence.

    The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

  • Still there remains an expression in the Arrt, that it is provisory only.

    Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for provisory

provisory
/ (prəˈvaɪzərɪ) /

adjective

containing a proviso; conditional
another word for provisional
making provision

Derived forms of provisory

provisorily, adverb
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Words related to provisory

contingent, fortuitous, guarded, iffy, incidental, inconclusive, limited, modified, obscure, provisional, qualified, relative, reliant, restricted, restrictive, subject to, tentative, uncertain, codicillary, with grain of salt
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