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provisionally en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English provisional Middle English -ly English -ly English provisionally From provisional + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a provisional way; temporarily.
   • Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese. 2001 April 16, J. Michael Davis, “Manganese and Rhenium”, in Patty's Toxicology, →DOI:

Forms

Antonyms

unprovisionally

Relateds

improvisationally

Translations (15)

tr geçici olarak (in a provisional way) · ca provisòriament (in a provisional way) · ru предварительно (in a provisional way) · de provisorisch (in a provisional way) · pl prowizorycznie (in a provisional way) · tr şartlı olarak (in a provisional way) · ca provisionalment (in a provisional way) · it provvisoriamente (in a provisional way) · pl tymczasowo (in a provisional way) · es provisionalmente (in a provisional way) · pl przejściowo (in a provisional way) · de vorläufig (in a provisional way) · fr provisoirement (in a provisional way) · eo provizore (in a provisional way) · es provisoriamente (in a provisional way)