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PROVISIONARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does provisionary mean?
• PROVISIONARY (adjective)
The adjective PROVISIONARY has 1 sense:
1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
Familiarity information: PROVISIONARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
Synonyms:
probationary; provisional; provisionary; tentative
Context example:
just a tentative schedule
Similar:
conditional (imposing or depending on or containing a condition)
Derivation:
provision (a stipulated condition)
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