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provisional

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
provisional/prəˈvɪʒənl/

▶adjective

1 arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.

2 (Provisional) denoting or relating to the unofficial wings of the IRA and Sinn Fein.

▶noun (Provisional) a member of the Provisional wings of the IRA or Sinn Fein.

– derivatives
provisionality noun,
provisionally adverb.

'provisional' also found in these Oxford entries:

confirm - interim - provisory - Provo - scrip - tentative

Forum discussions with the word(s) "provisional" in the title:

a tentative/ provisional schedule
Provisional
provisional /temporary /tentative

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