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▪ I. temp|tɛmp|
abbrev. of L. tempore (also used) = in the time of.
1658W. Dugdale Hist. St. Paul's Cathedral 127 Of this, the first mention that I finde, is in that Grant of Richard de Beaumeir Bishop of London (temp. H.1.) concerning the School. 1767A. C. Ducarel Tour through Normandy 96 Leases of Crown-Lands in Kent, temp. Eliz. 1859Allibone Dict. Eng. Lit. I. 27 As we have frequently occasion to refer to the reigns of different English sovereigns without specifying dates,—temp. Edward II., temp. Henry II., &c. 1892F. W. Maitland Let. 6 Sept. (1965) 105 Are you likely to write anything about the frequency of eyres temp. Hen. II? 1932N. & Q. 16 Jan. 46/1 Old registers tempore mid-seventeenth century. 1955Times 16 July 7/4 A flying machine, tempore Blériot, would almost certainly have crashed in the shrubbery. 1983W. Blunt Married to Single Life i. 2 My great-grandfather, John Blunt of Lindfield in Sussex (temp. James I).
▪ II. temp, n.1|tɛmp|
Colloq. abbrev. of temperature 7.
1886R. Roose Let. 15 Mar. in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1967) I. Compan. i. iv. 117 As long as I can fight the temp and keep it under 105 I shall not feel anxious. 1916G. Bell Let. 23 July (1927) I. xv. 383, I shan't be sorry when the temp. drops 20°. 1924Galsworthy Forest ii. ii. 48 Collie's temp.'s down. 1940M. Dickens Mariana v. 170, I wish I had a thermometer with me, I'd take your temp. 1972J. McClure Caterpillar Cop ii. 27 The body temp is above normal. 1977Hot Car Oct. 89/3 The original CF radiator, cooled by a second-hand Kenlowe fan keeps the temps down, no sweat, even in that long hot summer of '76.
▪ III. temp, n.2 colloq.|tɛmp|
[f. next or as abbrev. of temporary n. 4.]
A temporary employee; esp., a temporary secretary (see temporary n. 4).
1932Amer. Speech VII. 278 A temp, a part-timer [i.e. a part-time non-civil service employee of the U.S. Post Office]. 1967Economist 22 Apr. 374/1 Overstaffing is not solely the result of the unwillingness to use temps. 1970R. Hill Clubbable Woman viii. 238 One of his women, a temp, only comes in at weekends [at a public house]. 1975Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 23 Nov. 51/1 A year ago she sold cattle. Now she sells Temps.
▪ IV. temp, a.|tɛmp|
Colloq. abbrev. of temporary a. 1 a.
1909in Webster. 1964in Hamblett & Deverson Generation X 173 Between school and university I had several temp. jobs ranging from accounts clerk to van driver. 1968D. E. Knuth Art of Computer Programming I. 632 Temp storage, part of memory used to hold a value for a comparatively short time while other values occupy the registers. 1972Homes & Gardens Dec. 22/2 ‘You do realise it's only temp, dear?’ said the Lady Supervisor when I arrived to begin my duties as part-time untrained telephonist. 1977‘D. Cory’ Bennett iv. 121 Detective-Inspector (temp.) Eric Hunter.
▪ V. temp, v. colloq.|tɛmp|
[f. temp n.2]
intr. To work as a temp (see temp n.2). So ˈtemping vbl. n.
1973Times 15 Mar. 30/5 (Advt.), Bored with temping? We specialise in short term assignments..in the artistic and creative fields. 1974Harpers & Queen Sept. 180/1 You meet such civilized people when temping for Bernardette. 1978Times 2 Oct. (Business Efficiency Suppl.) p. iii/3 Most of the students had given as their explanation for deciding to temp: ‘To gain office experience before taking up a permanent job.’ 1979A. Price Tomorrow's Ghost i. 9 I'm a bit cheesed off with this temping—I think it's time to dig in somewhere comfy.
▪ VI. temp
Sc. form of tempt. |