Meaning

2 senses
  1. A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

  2. An interim denture.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. We'll have our firm's attorneys look through the provisional agreement.

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  2. After the revolution, a provisional government ruled.

    deNach der Revolution herrschte eine provisorische Regierung.

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  3. I set up a kind of provisional office in my assistant editors' room.

    deIch habe eine Art provisorisches Büro im Zimmer meines Redaktionsassistenten aufgeschlagen.

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  4. I've got a provisional licence.

    ruУ меня есть временная лицензия.

    deIch habe einen vorläufigen Führerschein.

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  5. Tom got his provisional licence yesterday, so he's out with his dad practising his driving.

    deTom hat gestern seinen Lernfahrausweis bekommen. Daher ist er jetzt mit seinem Vater unterwegs und übt das Autofahren.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel)

From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis.

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