Meaning of the word provisional in English
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provisional
US /prəˈvɪʒ.ən.əl/
UK /prəˈvɪʒ.ən.əl/
Noun
1.
a provisional postage stamp.
2.
a member of the Provisional wings of the Irish Republican Army or Sinn Fein.
Adjective
1.
arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.
Example:
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a provisional construction permit
Synonym:
2.
relating to the unofficial wings of the Irish Republican Army and Sinn Fein established in 1969 and advocating terrorism.
Example:
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the Provisional IRA
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